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.
so the way they did it was they did um The Continuous group gr was getting 75% of their maintenance calories per day so in a deficit and then the alternate da group was doing 150% and then zero right so you're getting an average of 75 and they actually saw differences in lean mass at the end of that study the continuous feeding group uh lost less lean mass than the alter day fasting group
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Fasting can certainly lead to a loss of lean mass/muscle mass if protein intake isn't prioritized and one isn't engaging in resistance training.
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.