{"id":73980,"date":"2022-08-01T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=73980"},"modified":"2022-08-02T13:42:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T17:42:50","slug":"jason-fung-intermittent-fasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/jason-fung-intermittent-fasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Fung: Intermittent Fasting for Obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Does intermittent fasting work for obesity? How long should you fast to induce weight loss? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Canadian nephrologist Jason Fung, intermittent fasting is the key to beating obesity. Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern wherein you intentionally stop eating for a stretch of time. Research has shown that regular fasting reduces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/peter-attia-insulin-resistance\/\">insulin resistance<\/a>, lowering your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/set-weight\/\">set weight<\/a> and allowing you to steadily lose fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how intermittent fasting can help you put an end to obesity once and for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-intermittent-fasting-and-weight-loss\">Intermittent Fasting and Weight Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the short term, most diets produce weight loss. However, dieting alone can\u2019t fix obesity, because dieting doesn\u2019t lower your set weight. Once you fall beneath that set weight, your body will compel you to eat and regain any weight you\u2019ve lost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Jason Fung, intermittent fasting in combination with a healthy diet can heal insulin resistance, which is at the heart of obesity. Fung explains that when you fast beyond 24 hours, insulin levels fall and your body begins to derive energy from your stored glycogen and fat. Beyond two to three days, ketosis kicks in: Fat becomes your body\u2019s main energy source, producing three energy molecules\u2014glucose, fatty acids, and ketones\u2014that fuel your body and brain. (Shortform note: Stephens calls ketosis your \u201cfat-burning superpower,\u201d and she encourages people to <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/fast-feast-repeat\/1-page-summary#feast-on-quality-foods-plus-some-treats\">embrace fasting as an enjoyable lifestyle<\/a> rather than self-deprivation. In Stephens\u2019s view, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/fast-feast-repeat\/1-page-summary#health-benefits-of-fasting\">the benefits of fasting<\/a> vastly outweigh not eating as often\u2014and she says that in time, you won\u2019t even want to eat all the time.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/fast-feast-repeat\/1-page-summary\"><em>Fast. Feast. Repeat.<\/em><\/a>, Gin Stephens explains that <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/fast-feast-repeat\/1-page-summary#overcome-dieting-confusion\">long-term dieting causes \u201cdiet brain,\u201d<\/a> a mindset condition wherein you become disillusioned with dieting as a solution to weight loss. She agrees with Fung that intermittent fasting is the solution to obesity\u2014specifically, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/fast-feast-repeat\/1-page-summary#how-to-time-your-fasts\">she recommends Alternate-Day Fasting<\/a> and suggests trying various lengths until it feels right for you. While Stephens is not a health professional, she\u2019s run several online support groups that have helped thousands of people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-obesity\/\">overcome obesity<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Fung,<strong> fasting is a time-honored practice that humans have used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/maintain-good-health\/\">maintain good health<\/a> for thousands of years<\/strong>. During our hunter-gatherer past, food was periodically scarce. To handle this, our bodies adapted to store fat as a back-up energy source in times of need. Since then, physicians in ancient cultures, such as ancient Greece, have lauded fasting as a powerful cure for many illnesses. Many religions prescribe fasting as a regular \u201cpurification\u201d practice, and over three billion Muslims, Christians, and Buddhists fast as a normal part of life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Some researchers argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inverse.com\/article\/57835-intermittent-fasting-evolution\">we shouldn\u2019t romanticize the idea that our ancestors fasted for health<\/a>. The natural environment provided an abundance of food during most seasons, and fasting for days or weeks was rarely necessary. Further, our ancestors wouldn\u2019t have fasted unless necessary, such as if famine or disaster struck. Voluntary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/fasting-for-spiritual-growth\/\">religious fasting<\/a> began after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-was-the-agricultural-revolution\/\">agricultural revolution<\/a>, when we had the certainty of stored food.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some worry that fasting is unhealthy, Fung explains that these concerns are misplaced. He argues that fasting does not cause your body to consume your muscles for fuel, damage your metabolism, deplete your blood sugar, or deprive you of essential nutrients. In contrast, studies show that fasting regulates blood sugar and electrolytes, produces an increase in human growth hormone that conserves your muscles, and increases your metabolism once ketosis kicks in. For these reasons, Fung asserts that anyone can fast successfully and reap powerful health benefits.(Shortform note: Some bodybuilders use intermittent fasting to <a href=\"https:\/\/leangains.com\/the-leangains-guide\/\">accelerate muscle gain and stay lean<\/a>. This happens because fasting changes your body composition, or the ratio of muscle to fat. Your body preferentially burns fat while pumping up human growth hormone, and some believe that leveraging this to stay lean while building muscle is the optimal way to work out.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does intermittent fasting work for obesity? How long should you fast to induce weight loss? According to Canadian nephrologist Jason Fung, intermittent fasting is the key to beating obesity. Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern wherein you intentionally stop eating for a stretch of time. 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