Two extremely interesting studies on 20:4. Thank you, simcoeluv. I look forward to when they do such studies with overweight people, but they do have to start somewhere! The results would seem to support the conclusions many of us have reached through personal trial and error.

My cynical side couldn’t help but wonder whether those briefly referred to studies suggesting that skipping breakfast was harmful could have had… sponsors.

Good fasting all!

Very good this article, I have a Lowcarb power (ketogenic) I feel very good!

Hugs to all of Brazil

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2716748/

Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system

https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/

By outlining how prolonged fasting cycles — periods of no food for two to four days at a time over the course of six months

Fasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system, study finds

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/03/12/fasting-for-three-days-can-regenerate-entire-immune-system-study/

Did anyone say a silent F U at that remark?

JASON FUNG – 3 YERS AGO

“the Parable of the Cow”.

Two cows were discussing the latest research on lions. One says to the other that research shows that eating grass was bad for you and eating meat was good. So the cows start eating meat, and they die. One year later, two lions are discussing the latest research on cows. One says to the other that the latest research shows that eating meat kills you and eating grass is good. So, the two lions start eating grass, and they die.

What’s the moral of the story? We are not mice. We are not rats. We are not chimpanzees. We are not spider monkeys. We are human beings, and therefore we should only consider human studies. Animal studies are only needed if there is insufficient human data. However, I don’t think there is a paucity of human obesity or people trying to lose weight. If anything, we have too many studies, not too few. The trick is to have a framework on which to interpret these studies.

We need to focus our energy on topics of relevance. You don’t see professional basketball players spending hours practicing their sewing and needlework. I am concerned about obesity in humans, not obesity in mice. Therefore, I concern myself with human studies only.

@cinque

This is the link posted by Anaide (I think it was an error when submiting the text). No bugs. 🙂

Eating too much? You can blame your brain.
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/eating-too-much-blame-your-brain

For me was interesting the part about hormonal satiation, with insulin as a satiety hormone.

Quote: “Some of the more important of these hormones are:

Cholecystokinin (CCK): When we eat fat and protein, the gut releases CCK, telling your brain (through the vagus nerve) to stop eating.

GLP-1 and amylin: Recent research indicates that GLP-1 may be the most unique, and important, satiation hormone. It seems to stimulate the production and release of insulin (a powerful satiation/satiety hormone itself) and slow down food moving from the stomach into the small intestine, among many other impressive mechanisms. Similarly, amylin is one of the few satiation/satiety hormones shown to actually reduce food intake.

Insulin: When we eat carbs and protein, we release insulin. This tells your brain that nutrients are coming in, and eventually tells it to stop eating.”

More useful info in article.

I know I always do better passing on all options that contain any added sugar. In fact if I go long enough without eating any; desserts, sweets, pastries and chocolates can begin to lose their status in my mind/body of actually being food! Somehow there comes a point when those begin to lose their charge and I begin to neutral about them. At these times the beautiful works of art in the bakery window do not beckon me to eat them any more than would the jewelry in the shop window next door. When this happens, I’m at my freest! However, I only ever get to this point if I haven’t consumed the foods with the sugar for at least a month.

The scholarly abstract in the link below explains a chemical reason for why I can’t have that one cupcake without feeling hooked (well at least in mice anyway!), or in other words, why I’m not good at being an intermittent sugar consumer. There are chemical reasons for this since sugar stimulates the same brain chemicals as addictive drugs. So why I’m better off with none, isn’t just because I’m weak willed!

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/

Hello everyone!

I am Brazilian, a doctor never spoke about Lipodema me, I have found through reading.

Many years with pain and swelling, always gave me diuréricos and never solved, now I lost weight the problem decreased.

What bothers me is the ignorance that lived in relation to chronic disease I have.

If anyone else has this problem we can exchange information.

A hug!!

http://www.lipoedemaladies.com/medical

http://www.lipoedema.co.uk/

Hi K-Lo, I’ve regularly consumed that same yogurt that contains inulin and find it works well for me. I just don’t think I would get inulin enough in the yogurt portion to diminish visceral fat, so have bought the powder. The link I posted to the Dr. Mercola article explains how to start on inulin, which is to take a very small amount and over a period of time, slowly increase, which makes sense to me and would be a careful approach. I’ve worked diligently on improving my gut health over the past several years. I’ve had comprehensive stool tests, followed various protocols that my integrative doctor prescribed to balance my gut flora, so am not so concerned with bad bacteria. I don’t eat sugar, which is a main culprit in feeding bad bacteria.

Lael, beats me, and I’m sorry if I started some unnecessary negativity. My only experience with inulin is Fiber One bars. I never want to repeat THAT experience. Nor would anyone around me.

Maybe it was just the wrong delivery mechanism. Please let us know what you take and how it goes for you.