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.
Sustained, unspecific mTORC1 activation is particularly bad, while muscle-specific (gained through exercise) and periodic and oscillatory activation (e.g. through seasonal diets, fasting…) is desirable as it gives the body a chance for self-repair and avoids the harms of constant abnormal growth and proliferation signalling.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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we probably need to balance that with some periods of lower anabolic stimulus whether that's complete fasting time restricted eating or periods of less carbohydrates we can leverage that all pretty easily it's a pretty pretty straightforward switch
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.