Chronic elevations of cortisol, which can occur with fasting, are detrimental, especially for older individuals. — Whalespan
Chronic elevations of cortisol, which can occur with fasting, are detrimental, especially for older individuals.
⚠ High risk
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.
✕NOTSUPPORTED
⚠
High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“so so these chronic elevations of cortisol which will happen with fasting um you know uh are not good for anybody but a younger healthier person is probably in a better position to weather them on and basically kind of benefit from the reduction of endotoxin but if you are older like especially the other pinnacle see I mean raising quarters is perhaps the worst thing you can do for such a person um older people are notorious for basically getting frail very quickly if they skip even one meal they don't eat very often but when they need their meal if you don't give it to them they basically can very quickly decline”
“a study showed that that people over 50 who fasted chronically after they ended the fast there were a much higher risk of getting a potential lethal infection probably due to the cortisol immunosuppressant right”
“so so these chronic elevations of cortisol which will happen with fasting um you know are not good for anybody but a younger healthier person is probably in a better position to weather them on and basically kind of benefit from the reduction of endotoxin but if you are older like especially if you have the sarcon I mean raising cortisol is perhaps the worst thing you can do for such a person”
“a study showed that that people over 50 who fasted chronically after they ended the faster were a much higher risk of getting a potentially lethal infection probably due to the cortisol immunosuppressant right”
“Um I I I'm blanking on the name of the study, but a study showed that that people over 50 who fasted chronically after they ended the fast, they were at much higher risk of getting a potential lethal infection, probably due to the cortisol, imunosuppressent, right?”