Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 I got access to the Health Magazine web site (yes the same) by signing up for a trial subscription. But, alas, couldn't find any back issue information. Would be happy to scan the article and could send a PDF to anyone interested (if that doesn't violate rules of this site). There are a lot of theories out there about the benefits of fasting - giving your body a break from the work of digestion so that it can detox and cleanse itself. Don't know if it's all a lot of hooey or not though. CD. --- In , " Rodney " <perspect1111@y...> wrote: > Hi 264: > Is it possible to get the citations > for the studies you mention below as being referenced in the November > 2003 issue of 'Health'? > > My guess is that, whatever the difference, the most part of the > benefit comes from the decline in calories. But it would be nice to > find good evidence for what the effects of fasting really are. > > Rodney. > > I assume the 'Health Magazine' you refer to is the same one as the > website: www.health.com/health/ Unfortunately access to the > website is only available to magazine subscribers. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Hi 264: Yup. The only way to know if fasting has benefits is to see properly done studies of fasted mice (or whatever) compared with mice fed regularly the same amount of the same food. And from our point of view it would need to be CR mice versus CR fasted mice, as we want to know if fasting provides additional benefits to those already practising CR. I tried to find such studies by emailing the two most prominent 'experts' that pop up in a 'Fasting' Google search. Neither of them obliged. One said he is too busy supervising the fasts of hundreds of clients in 57 countries to provide a research service - meaning, apparently, that if there are any such studies, he doesn't know of them without doing a search to find them!!! Surely, if there were such studies and they showed clear benefits would he not have them at his fingertips, and be more than delighted to share them with possible future clients? But I remain openminded. Rodney. > > Hi 264: > > Is it possible to get the citations > > for the studies you mention below as being referenced in the > November > > 2003 issue of 'Health'? > > > > My guess is that, whatever the difference, the most part of the > > benefit comes from the decline in calories. But it would be nice > to > > find good evidence for what the effects of fasting really are. > > > > Rodney. > > > > I assume the 'Health Magazine' you refer to is the same one as the > > website: www.health.com/health/ Unfortunately access to the > > website is only available to magazine subscribers. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Hi 264: I certainly would be interested to see the PDF if it is not too much trouble. My local library has the back issue, but it is currently lent out, they tell me. Rodney. Would be happy to scan the article and could > send a PDF to anyone interested (if that doesn't violate rules of > this site). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Walford says on pg 82 of 120YR diet, that a constant diet turns down the "thermostat" whereas fasting does not. So I think it depends on whether you want to operate at a lower BMR or lose weight the fastest. He seemed to prefer a lower BMR conducive to longer life. So a "benefit" of fasting is that the thermostat is not lowered - not what I want, IMO. Regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rodney Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 4:48 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Health Magazine & Fasting Hi 264:Yup. The only way to know if fasting has benefits is to see properly done studies of fasted mice (or whatever) compared with mice fed regularly the same amount of the same food. And from our point of view it would need to be CR mice versus CR fasted mice, as we want to know if fasting provides additional benefits to those already practising CR.I tried to find such studies by emailing the two most prominent 'experts' that pop up in a 'Fasting' Google search. Neither of them obliged. One said he is too busy supervising the fasts of hundreds of clients in 57 countries to provide a research service - meaning, apparently, that if there are any such studies, he doesn't know of them without doing a search to find them!!!Surely, if there were such studies and they showed clear benefits would he not have them at his fingertips, and be more than delighted to share them with possible future clients?But I remain openminded.Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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