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.
As you age, it becomes more difficult to regulate that process. And if you add in additional fasting, go through long periods of time where let's say you're not training, you're not protecting skeletal tissue, that would be a place where I don't necessarily recommend fasting.
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why I think fasting can really be at odds with the adequate maintenance of muscle and as we get older you know I think that I'm I'm just entering my sixth decade this is a very high priority for me
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.