Intermittent Fasting: Shortcut to Longevity and Weight Loss?

 Photo: Martin Sharman Years ago I wrote a post about intermittent fasting.  It sounded like an intriguing but no-way-in-hell-am-I-ever-gonna try it approach to tweaking one's calorie consumption, improving health, and perhaps even increasing longevity. Sort of like the idea of trying to turn myself into a brown-fat packin', calorie-incinerating superhuman by bathing in ice water: The results sound fun, but: Ain't gonna happen! I like to eat every day! And I complain about how cold the water is in freakin' Hawaii, of all places. No matter how miraculous some body-hacking shortcuts claim to be, they have little appeal to me if they involve more than a trivial amount of discomfort. But then I kept reading more about the shorter, easier versions of Intermittent Fasting.  The notion that if one restricts daily eating to a shorter window, say of 8 hours, that it could lead to beneficial changes like weight loss, "fat-adaptation," and even lower the risk of Alzheimers. The "16-8" program worked for Hugh Jackman apparently: (Please don't sue me, 20th Century Fox! CC search said "labelled for reuse" but I'm skeptical). Could it also work for Crabby McSlacker? Well, I did some experimenting for a number of weeks and thought it might be time to share the shocking results! First some background: Why Fast? There is a lot of interesting research on intermittent fasting, and a boatload of possible health benefits. Mark's Daily Apple has collected a lot of ...
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