Newspaper item concerning IF'ing.

gharkness · 05-18-2012, 02:46 PM

Well, heck. I was going to put a link and then remembered I can't. Jeniffer Eloff's blog has a link to a story in the Bangdor Daily News, about "Nighttime Fast May Beat Counting Calories to Drop Pounds." Here's a small excerpt:

Quote:

The difference was astonishing. Even though they ate a high-fat diet, the mice who wrapped up their eating day early and were forced to fast for 16 hours were lean _ almost as lean as mice in a control group who ate regular chow. But the mice who noshed on high-fat chow around the clock became obese, even though they consumed the same amount of fat and calories as their counterparts on the time-restricted diet.

Extra weight wasn’t their only problem. The obese mice developed high cholesterol, high blood sugar, fatty liver disease and metabolic problems. The mice who ate fatty food but were forced to fast showed hardly any signs of inflammation or liver disease, and their cholesterol and blood sugar levels were virtually indistinguishable from those of mice who ate regular chow. When put on an exercise wheel, they showed the most endurance and the best motor control of all the animals in the study.

You might want to drop by Jennifer's blog, Splendid Low Carbing and take a look. Interesting stuff!

Muffabuff · 05-18-2012, 10:30 PM

Thanks for taking the time to post that!

oropendola · 05-18-2012, 10:40 PM

Thank you for posting the excerpt. I've bookmarked the article.

piratejenny · 05-19-2012, 10:00 AM

My liver enzymes, which have been elevated for a few years, dropped significantly after following Dr Kruse's suggestions of
--waiting at least 5 hours between meals
--no snacking!

AST: 41.....21
ALT: 70.....32

It's a little harder not to snack on DDs, but since the calories and fat are low, I imagine that's not too hard on the liver. On UDs I usually only eat twice, in a 6-7 hour window.

mainemom · 05-19-2012, 11:15 AM

I just read this article. Talks about 16-hour fasting periods. Study was done on mice showing not only weight loss and maintenance, but numerous other health benefits. Of course the naysayers were saying that mice are different from people (well, duh!) so "caution" is advised for humans. And some experts pointed out that this would be difficult for us poor humans inundated with late night fast food commercials, busy lifestyles, etc. Come on, people. No matter what method we choose to lose weight and/or improve health, doesn't it require SOME accountability/restraint on our parts? Everyone is still waiting for that magic pill...

Muffabuff · 05-19-2012, 07:20 PM

Mainemom

hockey_gal · 05-19-2012, 10:30 PM

Hmmm...so every day could be an UD if it was wrapped up by 8pm??? (assuming I don't start eating until noon which is totally doable for me) That sounds almost like a magic pill to me, LOL.

05-18-2012, 10:40 PM	#3
oropendola Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sunny CA Posts: 1,085 Gallery: oropendola Stats: 227/218.8/160 WOE: Keto Start Date: May 1, 2017	Thank you for posting the excerpt. I've bookmarked the article. __________________ -o Strolling along JUDDD Lane. UD Calories 1835 - 1965, DD Calories 550-650 01/02 221.4 Started BFC 02/02 208.8 03/02 204.0 03/08 204.2 Started JUDDD 04/08 197.6 05/08 196.6 06/08 195.2 07/06 191.8 Added Dr Kwasniewski Optimum Diet with JUDDD. It's a low carb, low protein, high fat plan. We'll see if I can juggle 5 balls in the air.

05-19-2012, 10:00 AM	#4
piratejenny Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,973 Gallery: piratejenny Stats: 293/<273/<160 (5'7") WOE: JUDDD Start Date: restart 6/12/14 @ 289.4	My liver enzymes, which have been elevated for a few years, dropped significantly after following Dr Kruse's suggestions of --waiting at least 5 hours between meals --no snacking! AST: 41.....21 ALT: 70.....32 It's a little harder not to snack on DDs, but since the calories and fat are low, I imagine that's not too hard on the liver. On UDs I usually only eat twice, in a 6-7 hour window. __________________ "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast." --Ace Rimmer "Really, how is eating a piece of cake bad? Being bad is murdering someone. That's bad. Don't do that." --Sarah Michelle Gellar **************************************** 9/04/2014...car accident, in coma for 5 weeks!!! Last edited by piratejenny; 05-19-2012 at 10:17 AM..

05-19-2012, 11:15 AM	#5
mainemom Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 447 Gallery: mainemom Stats: 143/130/115 5' 1" WOE: LC; Intermittent Fasting; Wheat Free Start Date: January 2011	I just read this article. Talks about 16-hour fasting periods. Study was done on mice showing not only weight loss and maintenance, but numerous other health benefits. Of course the naysayers were saying that mice are different from people (well, duh!) so "caution" is advised for humans. And some experts pointed out that this would be difficult for us poor humans inundated with late night fast food commercials, busy lifestyles, etc. Come on, people. No matter what method we choose to lose weight and/or improve health, doesn't it require SOME accountability/restraint on our parts? Everyone is still waiting for that magic pill... __________________ Tracey -------- "...had we been discussing disorders of growth - why some people grow to be more than seven feet tall and others never make it to four feet - the only subject of discussion would be the hormones and enzymes that regulate growth. And yet, when we're discussing a disorder in which the defining symptom is the abnormal growth of our fat tissue, the hormones and enzymes that regulate that growth are considered irrelevant." - Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat

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05-18-2012, 10:30 PM	#2
Muffabuff Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 768 Gallery: Muffabuff Stats: 5ft tall start 143 now 116.5 WOE: LC / JUDDD. Started juddd 3/26/12 Start Date: 11/15/12	Thanks for taking the time to post that!

05-19-2012, 07:20 PM	#6
Muffabuff Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 768 Gallery: Muffabuff Stats: 5ft tall start 143 now 116.5 WOE: LC / JUDDD. Started juddd 3/26/12 Start Date: 11/15/12	Mainemom

05-19-2012, 10:30 PM	#7
hockey_gal Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Coast of Canada Posts: 1,616 Gallery: hockey_gal Stats: 172/156/150 5'7.5 Goal met: Aug 19/11 WOE: Moderate LC Start Date: Aug 2010	Hmmm...so every day could be an UD if it was wrapped up by 8pm??? (assuming I don't start eating until noon which is totally doable for me) That sounds almost like a magic pill to me, LOL.