We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
there was a bunch of work by sachin panda and others suggesting that at least in rats or mice and rodent studies it was very beneficial but they have a different biological clock and you know an 18-hour fast and a rodent's like a two to three day fast and a human yeah i think that study failed because i think they only did 16 to 18 hours where you really start getting more d uh deeper fat burning at the 24 hour mark
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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.