Rhonda Patrick· PhD
So, elderly people, if they have good muscle mass and are physically active, I don't know, they can try intermittent fasting. If they have the same overall calorie intake, then they're not going to lose body weight.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So, elderly people, if they have good muscle mass and are physically active, I don't know, they can try intermittent fasting. If they have the same overall calorie intake, then they're not going to lose body weight.
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My thoughts are that exercise and a healthy diet would be more important for them.
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.