fasting info
 

The amount of anti-fasting misinformation that can be found on the internet is astounding. This is despite the fact that our bodies were designed to fast, and that almost every major religion and culture has some sort of fasting built into its rituals.
Information on fasting and dieting is prevalent in cyberspace and in popular diet books. However, this information should be read with extreme caution. Ridiculous statements such as “fasting deprives your body of nutrients and does nothing to help you modify your dietary habits,” and “The weight loss from fasting comes entirely from muscle” are typical of the fasting misinformation that is available.
Other incorrect statements include the notion that you will go hypoglycemic (have low blood sugar) if you do not eat every two to three hours and that fasting will prevent your muscles from growing. Typically, these statements are followed by more of the same old nutrition mantra “eat multiple small meals a day,” eat “high protein foods every two to three hours,” “avoid milk and dairy products,” and all the other popular ideas about dieting.
The amazing thing is almost all of the scientific research I reviewed provided evidence in direct opposition to the misinformation found in diet books and on the Internet. I found very convincing evidence that supports the use of short term (as brief as 24 hours) fasting as an effective weight loss tool. This included research on the effect that fasting has on your metabolism and muscle, and the effect that fasting has on exercise and exercise performance. What made this even more interesting is that this type of fasting not only helps you lose weight, but also vastly improves many markers of health.