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Originally Posted by Amaranthus
No Marc, the muscle loss and slowing metabolism ideas are a (common) myth. The body has plenty of places to go to source energy before it reverts to muscle tissue, starting with glycogen stores, then fat stores. Muscle is unaffected in the first 72+ hours of a fast (typically a LOT more, especially if you're not already on a starvation diet!).
If you want the full details (lots of reference to the medical literature on this, read "Eat Stop Eat" book). Here is a recent article describing some of the medical benefits:
https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-t...immune-system/ |
Interesting read. I guess our ancestors had a few days in between lunches so it must be built-in. Having said that it never worked for me. Every time I stopped eating for a short period or dramatically reduced my food intake it rebound on me and I tended to gain more later down the road. Since then I've always been conscious not to 'starve' while dieting and not over do it. I find I'll lose wait during periods of rest and upping my food intake for a few days, especially fibre.