Intermittent Fasting Health Benefits | Real or Hype?

Intermittent Fasting: are the health benefits real? Have the benefits of Intermittent Fasting been hyped up beyond the current science? Let's take an objective look at the research behind the health benefits of Intermittent Fasting.Subscribe for more free nutrition and health tips: https://bit.ly/2toMJ9uConnect with me:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrGilCarvalho/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NutritionMadeS3Intermittent fasting: are the benefits real or marketing hype?According to headlines, intermittent fasting helps you burn fat and improve blood pressure, gut health, even brain function. Only one problem: it’s a study in miceSo what do we know about the human health benefits of intermittent fasting? It can help with weight loss. After fasting, most people eat more than normal, but not enough to compensate for the fasting period, so overall there’s a calorie deficitOk so is intermittent fasting better than any other method of calorie reduction?In most studies, it’s equally effective for weight loss and the usual benefits that come with it, like better glucose levels and blood lipidsSo for people looking to lose some extra fat, intermittent fasting may be a viable option. Intermittent fasting says nothing about quality, which is our #1 issue.Intermittent fasting is similar to many diets in the sense that there’s nothing inherently wrong with it as long as we don’t lose track of the main issue.Fasting is effective for weight loss. We could keep fasting on and off to keep the weight off but long-term benefits are less clear.We may feel less guilty binging after fasting.Ok what about other benefits beyond weight loss? if I’m already at a healthy weight, does intermittent fasting help me at all?Conference on intermittent fasting: Intermittent fasting causes weight loss, lower blood pressure, lower glucose, etc.But are the benefits due to fasting specifically? Will someone on a healthy diet still see a benefit of intermittent fasting?Majority of intermittent fasting studies look at overweight subjects with metabolic issues. Doesn’t tell us much about health benefits of intermittent fasting in healthy people.I don't rule out additional health benefits of intermittent fasting beyond just calories and body fat. But overall, studies show similar benefits for intermittent fasting and calorie control. To me this suggests nothing magical about fastingReferences:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0303720715300800https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0939-4753(18)30100-5https://journals.lww.com/jbisrir/fulltext/2018/02000/Intermittent_fasting_interventions_for_treatment.16.aspxhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/8/6/354https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4122067/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29778565/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC156352/https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMra1905136Stock footage: https://www.pexels.com/@fauxels?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexelshttps://www.pexels.com/@alexy-almond?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexelshttps://www.pexels.com/@gifing-com-2063260?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexelsDisclaimer: The contents of this video are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor to replace medical care. The information presented herein is accurate and conforms to the available scientific evidence to the best of the author's knowledge as of the time of posting. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions regarding any medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of information contained in Nutrition Made Simple!.#NutritionMadeSimple #GilCarvalho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices