Intermittent fasting
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In recent years, fasting is usually associated with religious and spiritual traditions and customs. But now more and more fitness enthusiasts to start a regular job, among other things in their lives, depending on the objectives and circumstances, in such a way to lose fat and improve overall health and longevity.
Intermittent fasting (IF) makes sense from an evolutionary point of view. Our Paleolithic ancestors were subjected to regular cycles, where Food waseither directly or very little effusive. So we have developed an episode of calorific deprivation.
In times of shortage the body to “repair and maintenance” genes. These genes increase the production of major products, such as glutathione, which promote tissue repair, which would otherwise not be resolved at the time of surplus. Is this a correction, which allows cells to live longer.
Intermittent fasting involves a period of fasting period turns eatingand can be done in several ways. Alternate-day fast in general means holy day, when you eat as you like, one day, then even faster. One twenty-four hours can be implemented quickly once a week, every month or when you decide on a shorter schedule. You can also skip a meal on the basis of planned or unplanned.
Concentrate the method I prefer to eat the window. This means that the compression of the daily dose of a certain number of hours. For example, I’ll eat seven tomorning for about three hours in the afternoon. Then quickly to seven in the morning. Thanks to my body a break from digestion of sixteen hours. And this happens quite naturally, sometimes effortlessly.
A recent article in the journal American Journal of Clinical Nutrition summarized, where research on animals and humans. In animal studies, researchers found that increased fat burning, low blood pressure, improves insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, and improves cognitivefunctions. It was also found that reducing the incidence of cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
There was significantly less research conducted on humans, and the results are less convincing. Further research is needed to determine whether the benefits in animals also apply to people and occurs as long, to improve the health status for a specified period.
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