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OK fine but it's not really helpful to us reading your comment if you also don't back up your counter claim.

by jahnu 6mo ago

Jtarii 6mo ago
That which can be asserted with no evidence can be dismissed with no evidence.
- danlitt 6mo ago
  but at some point someone should bring some evidence, or the exchange is pointless.
  - pasquinelli 6mo ago
    not when the entire conversation has nothing to do with anything.
  - kwertyoowiyop 6mo ago
    Welcome to Hacker News?
- Angostura 6mo ago
  No it can’t.
ZiiS 6mo ago
It is important to chalange the spread of misinformation even when you don't have time to prove the correct information. If that statement was left unchallenged it would be seen as a tacit endorsment. The amount of effort you have to invest is proving that breakfast dosn't ward off tigers is disproportionate to the benefit.
- pasquinelli 6mo ago
  that makes sense if other people are watching the conversation, paying attention to it, considering everything that's said and using that as the basis for what they believe going forward, but that almost never happens, and certainly never happens here.
m12k 6mo ago
Not my comment but my guess is they might be referring to the research that shows that intermittent fasting has various health benefits. And one of the most popular ways to do intermittent fasting is 16:8 (16 hours where you fast, 8 hours where you eat), typically where you only ever eat from 12 noon until 8 in the evening, and then fast from 8 pm until noon the next day. Under those conditions, breaking the fast with a breakfast means losing out on the health benefits, and you're better off waiting until lunch.
- Cthulhu_ 6mo ago
  But there's other research that, at least when it comes to weight loss, there is no measurable difference between intermittent fasting and reduced calorie intake.
  - Angostura 6mo ago
    I think the main point of intermittent fasting is to help with diabetes prevention
    - TeMPOraL 6mo ago
      Of all the Internet hype around it, including many threads here, not once I saw anyone actually spelling this out.
- bryanrasmussen 6mo ago
  brunch is the most important meal of the day, I guess.
  - deleted 6mo ago
    [deleted]
  - soco 6mo ago
    But what about second breakfast?

OK fine but it's not really helpful to us reading your comment if you also don't back up your counter claim.

by jahnu 6mo ago

OK fine but it's not really helpful to us reading your comment if you also don't back up your counter claim.

Jtarii 6mo ago

That which can be asserted with no evidence can be dismissed with no evidence.

danlitt 6mo ago
but at some point someone should bring some evidence, or the exchange is pointless.
- pasquinelli 6mo ago
  not when the entire conversation has nothing to do with anything.
- kwertyoowiyop 6mo ago
  Welcome to Hacker News?
Angostura 6mo ago
No it can’t.

ZiiS 6mo ago

It is important to chalange the spread of misinformation even when you don't have time to prove the correct information. If that statement was left unchallenged it would be seen as a tacit endorsment. The amount of effort you have to invest is proving that breakfast dosn't ward off tigers is disproportionate to the benefit.

pasquinelli 6mo ago
that makes sense if other people are watching the conversation, paying attention to it, considering everything that's said and using that as the basis for what they believe going forward, but that almost never happens, and certainly never happens here.

m12k 6mo ago

Not my comment but my guess is they might be referring to the research that shows that intermittent fasting has various health benefits. And one of the most popular ways to do intermittent fasting is 16:8 (16 hours where you fast, 8 hours where you eat), typically where you only ever eat from 12 noon until 8 in the evening, and then fast from 8 pm until noon the next day. Under those conditions, breaking the fast with a breakfast means losing out on the health benefits, and you're better off waiting until lunch.

Cthulhu_ 6mo ago
But there's other research that, at least when it comes to weight loss, there is no measurable difference between intermittent fasting and reduced calorie intake.
- Angostura 6mo ago
  I think the main point of intermittent fasting is to help with diabetes prevention
  - TeMPOraL 6mo ago
    Of all the Internet hype around it, including many threads here, not once I saw anyone actually spelling this out.
bryanrasmussen 6mo ago
brunch is the most important meal of the day, I guess.
- deleted 6mo ago
  [deleted]
- soco 6mo ago
  But what about second breakfast?