Andrew Huberman· PhD
Maybe very few days if you’re lean enough (for you; you decide lean enough). Post resistance training especially yes. But if trying to lose a lot of fat, nope.
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Maybe very few days if you’re lean enough (for you; you decide lean enough). Post resistance training especially yes. But if trying to lose a lot of fat, nope.
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actually very counterproductive when you start fasting longer than 24 hours in an active lean individual
Time-restricted eating produces fat loss independent of total calories.
A 72-hour fast measurably improves autophagy markers in healthy adults.
One-meal-a-day (OMAD) eating patterns increase all-cause mortality in long-running cohort data.
Eating the largest meal before 3pm improves 24-hour glucose vs. an evening-heavy schedule, calorie-matched.