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Dirk Meulenbelt’s avatar
Dirk Meulenbelt​·​#4993​·​

Fasting is beneficial to long-term health

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Dennis Hackethal​·​#5007​·​

What’s the reasoning behind this claim?

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Dirk Meulenbelt, revised by Dennis Hackethal​·​#5023​·​
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One is that it's a way of reducing body fat, and overweight is likely a bigger problem for many people than potential short term negatives of fasting.

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Dirk Meulenbelt​·​#5016​·​

Eating dinner earlier can be beneficial to sleep because digestion raises body activity.

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Dirk Meulenbelt​·​#5018​·​

There are hints that your body cleans up cells when you fast (autophagy).

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Dirk Meulenbelt​·​#5017​·​

Less constant feeding can improve blood sugar swings and insulin sensitivity because every time you eat, your body has to run the insulin system again.

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Dennis Hackethal​·​#5026​·​

You can just eat fiber with your meals instead, that will slow down insulin secretion afaik.

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