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> Make it a challenge to see if you can go a full day without eating. What do you have to lose? A lot, actually. Some medical conditions may be seriously affe
by thejerz 12y ago
> Make it a challenge to see if you can go a full day without eating. What do you have to lose?
A lot, actually. Some medical conditions may be seriously affected by not eating for an entire day. As with any medical advice, you should consult your physician before attempting fasting.
- tomp 12y agoWhich, in particular? Also, note that he explicitly mentions that "A normal healthy adult should not have any problems when fasting for 24 hours."
- piva00 12y agoDiabetes is one of them
- sremani 12y agoA Diabetic is not healthy individual but the best part is Intermittent fasting and cold-showers are some of the few things that help with insulin and prevent diabetes.
- jason_slack 12y agowhat do you mean diabetics aren't healthy? I'm diabetic and I am healthy. I'm not going to Hagen Daz on lunch...
- njharman 12y ago[Merriam-Webster] Healthy: enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit [Merriam-Webster] Health: the condition of being well or free from disease [wikipedia] Diabetes mellitus (DM) also known as simply diabetes, is a group of metabolic diseases You are not in good health / healthy in the manor meant in this thread and OA. You might eat healthy, exercise, whatever but you still suffer from a disease that healthy people do not.
- jason_slack 12y agoWow, I never thought that I wasn't healthy. I guess using a literal dictionary definition points to the fact that I'm not. How depressing.
- njharman 12y agoRejoice, you now know the same definition that nearly everyone else knows (rather than your far less useful personal make-believe definition). No longer will you have trouble communicating the state of your health or comprehension issues understanding other's. Bonus Cup! You are now less ignorant.
- jason_slack 12y agoThat's a pretty rude way to put it. Someday when you aren't "healthy" I hope someone makes a comment like this to you.
- dragonwriter 12y ago> A Diabetic is not healthy individual Neither, in a very significant sense, is someone who is clinically obese.
- tomp 12y agoI'm pretty sure that eating less / intermittent fasting will help with Diabetes Type 2 (insulin resistance). Probably not with Type 1 though (inability to produce insulin), but that quite obviously isn't a healthy person.
- mreiland 12y agofasting can cause an increase in the blood sugar levels in the blood of a diabetic.
- sremani 12y agoDo you have a serious medical condition ? A General statement is not Universal. So, if it is applicable to say 80% of population you can cut that guy some slack.
- delluminatus 12y agoI do get tired of comments like these. Obviously diabetics aren't going to take some random person's advice to fast for 24 hours. Do you think they need you to tell them that?
- drcross 12y agoBut, but, political correctness. Everyone must be explicitly told what to do at all times.
- kordless 12y agoAnd all the things they are told must be voted on and ratified by people who are qualified to say what is right and wrong.
- nnnnni 12y agoSome people don't YET know that they're diabetic. A whole day without food could cause some major problems in those people.
- monkmartinez 12y agoThey will find out that day for sure. Win meet win!
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoNonsense. You don't check with your doctor every time you eat a new food - yet there's far more danger there.
- lowmagnet 12y agoDiabetic here. (Type 1) Several times in both articles (linked post and the post at nerdfitness) they mention the diabetic/other blood sugar regulation issues. Fasting isn't an issue for me. I generally fast from 8pm to 11-12am every day. My morning glucose is generally better when I do this, but there are sometimes swings caused by digestive issues, such as food being too nutritionally dense or slow to digest.