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Fasting increases nitric oxide levels. Maybe that's bad for people with existing cardiovascular issues? Probably the same people who would try intermittent fast

Fasting increases nitric oxide levels. Maybe that's bad for people with existing cardiovascular issues? Probably the same people who would try intermittent fasting- it's a relatively bigger population. Of course you have to balance that against complications from being overweight.

arcticbull 2y ago
Nitric oxide actually dilates your blood vessels, reduces blood pressure and improves cardiovascular outcomes. [1] Water fasting for a couple of days brings your systolic and diastolic numbers waaaaay down over 10 days. > The average reduction in blood pressure was 37/13 mm Hg, with the greatest decrease being observed for subjects with the most severe hypertension. [2] It's probably just a poor job of controlling variables in the study. [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15722114/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15722114/ [2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11416824/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11416824/