Changes the function of hormones, cells, and genes
When you don’t eat for a while, several things happen in your body.
- Insulin levels.
- Human growth hormone (HGH) levels.
- Cellular repair.
- Gene expression.
Can help you lose weight and visceral fat
Intermittent fasting enhances hormone function to facilitate weight loss.
Lower insulin levels, higher HGH levels, and increased amounts of norepinephrine (noradrenaline) all increase the breakdown of body fat and facilitate its use for energy.
For this reason, short-term fasting actually increases your metabolic rate, helping you burn even more calories
Can reduce insulin resistance, lowering your risk for type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes has become a very common diagnosis in recent decades.
Anything that reduces insulin resistance should help lower blood sugar levels and protect against type 2 diabetes.
Surprisingly fasting can help you with that.
Can reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in the body
Oxidative stress is one of the steps toward aging and many chronic diseases.
It involves unstable molecules called free radicals. Free radicals react with other important molecules, such as protein and DNA, and damage them.
Beneficial for heart health
Heart disease is currently the world’s biggest killer
Intermittent fasting has been shown to improve numerous different risk factors, including:
- blood sugar levels
- blood pressure
- blood triglycerides
- total and LDL (bad) cholesterol
- inflammatory markers
May help prevent cancer
Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells.
Fasting has been shown to have several beneficial effects on metabolism that may lead to reduced risk of cancer.
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