/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.10659795]

Is fasting really good for health ? All the sources I have checked have diferent responses to this question. (if you respond to this please leave your source)

[Anonymous No.10659801]

Sure it is, just dont try those risky dry fasts of +7 days

[Anonymous No.10659804]

>>10659801
please leave your source

[Anonymous No.10659825]

>>10659795
short term (48hr) yes, long term no. Don't fast for magic weight loss, you'll lose more muscle than fat.

[Anonymous No.10659835]

Jason Fung has a bunch of youtube videos talking about fasting benefits and how-to. His book has great stuff as well. He is a kidney doctor who has implemented fasting in a clinical setting, so there's that data he draws from.

[Anonymous No.10659845]

I lost 50 pounds over the past year, but I'm worried about it being muscle mass and not fat.

[Anonymous No.10659869]

>>10659845
I assume you pissed through the water weight, brown fat and loss 20ish pounds in muscle mass senpai. Go get a burger.

[Anonymous No.10659875]

>>10659801
>>10659825

Complete BS

Do a cursory Google Scholar search OP

[Anonymous No.10659886]

thanks guys

[Anonymous No.10659945]

Every major religion has fasting periods implemented into their liturgical year for a reason. Such things only happen when ther is a biological benefit on a global scale.

Also check out autophagy after 2-3 days. A week long fast a couple times a year is very beneficial, so your body can break down the shit accumulating (reducing alzheimer brain fog risks and cancer, as those cells as well get eaten up).

Just taken enough electrolytes during a fast as well as water.

[Anonymous No.10660247]

>>10659795
there should be a thread on /fit/