Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Intermittent fasting is a fad that has been exploding over the past 5-10 years. What most of the influencers promoting this fad won't tell you is that intermittent fasting does not produce better results than continuous calorie restriction, while it also causes more muscle mass loss. We saw this in the recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine by Lowe et al. (PMID 32986097), but we also saw this in a meta-analysis published in 2019 (PMID 30206335). Indeed, the length of the fasting window seems to correlate with the muscle mass loss: the longer the fasting window, the more muscle mass loss. This makes intuitive sense: when the body is not being fed energy and protein, it will break down its muscle mass to meet its energy and protein needs.
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Intermittent fasting is a fad that has been exploding over the past 5-10 years. What most of the influencers promoting this fad won't tell you is that intermittent fasting does not produce better results than continuous calorie restriction, while it also causes more muscle mass loss. We saw this in the recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine by Lowe et al. (PMID 32986097), but we also saw this in a meta-analysis published in 2019 (PMID 30206335). Indeed, the length of the fasting window seems to correlate with the muscle mass loss: the longer the fasting window, the more muscle mass loss. This makes intuitive sense: when the body is not being fed energy and protein, it will break down its muscle mass to meet its energy and protein needs.
We need to stop mindlessly jumping on fads promoted by charismatic online voices. It harms our health. Please share this video if it was useful to you.
=====
Like, comment, subscribe.
For more, find me at:
PODCAST The Kevin Bass Show
YOUTUBE https://youtube.com/channel/UC2Tb9ccK...
WEBSITE thedietwars.com
TWITTER twitter.com/kevinnbass
twitter.com/healthmisinfo
INSTAGRAM instagram.com/kevinnbass
TIKTOK tiktok.com/@kevinnbass
And above all, please donate to support what I do.
PATREON patreon.com/kevinnbass
DONATE thedietwars.com/support-me
