Informational Post About Intermittent Fasting

If you're wondering why I chose this as my latest attempt at changing my lifestyle for a healthier me, here's some information.

( Taken from the Reddit Wiki: https://www.reddit.com/r/intermittentfasting/wiki/index#wiki_5.3A2_.28the_fast_diet.2C_eat_stop_eat.29 )

The following list has been proven to occur in clinical trials involving human subjects assigned to a TRF or IF protocol.

• Reduced visceral and subcutaneous fat
• Reduced basal plasma glucose
• Reduce basal plasma insulin
• Elevated rate of autophagy
• Slight increase in total body metabolism
• Improved insulin sensitivity
• Reduced skeletal muscle inflammation
• Improved intestinal motility
• Reduce plasma inflammatory cytokines
• Hepatic glycogen depletion
• Improved cognition
• Reduced resting heart rate
• Reduced blood pressure
• Improved fasting lipid profile (reduce LDL, TGL, improve HDL)
• Increased lipolysis

Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29086496 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516560/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26135345

Anecdotal Benefits of IF

• Binge / appetite correction
• You want to eat healthier
• More energy
• Better focus
• Better appreciation for those who are truly starving
• Awareness of the pressures of society to make us eat
• Less time spent worrying about food and cooking
• Attempt to cool down internal body temp throughout the day
• More time in the day for other activities besides cooking/eating