How can fasting enhance weight loss?
Setting the obvious aside, (you know, the not eating bit) let’s take a look at why Dr. Jason Fung believes that fasting offers particular weight loss benefits over and above simple caloric restriction as we continue our ongoing discussion of June’s Diet of the Month, The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting.
When we eat, the complicated process of digestion and absorption kicks off. Food is both mechanically and chemically broken down and then absorbed as it travels along the GI tract. When blood nutrient levels begin to rise, our bodies respond hormonally and metabolically. One particular response Dr. Fung is keen to point out is the insulin response.
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