re: Intermittent fasting linked to 91% increase in risk of death from heart disease, study.

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I'd be curious to know if the lack of calories is the main driver of the benefit or if it's eliminating a glucose spike.

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I think it’s the combination of both. The fasting helps regulate your insulin. Basically it’s work to digest food. It spikes insulin, and if you don’t give yourself time to run thru the process- your insulin remains elevated. So - It’s particularly beneficial if you not only fast to give your body the time to process your meals.

It’s crucial to make sure that you’re eating nutritious foods in your window. The most nutritious ones are “anti-inflammatory” in that they focus on good fats, good carbs, (with limited added sugars), and proteins.

I once had a doc tell me during the Covid idiocy that we think of fat as just sitting there - but in fact - it’s “inflammation” which is toxic and harmful to us. Thats why overweight people were more likely to die of Covid bc their bodies are already in an inflammatory state.

You’ll lose weight just by intermittent fasting bc of the reduced calories- but you’ll become more healthy by also making sure that you’re nourishing your body when you’re eating, because you’ll lose weight and inflammation.