Posted: 8/9/2009 11:29:31 AM EDT
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Anyone tried this?
http://books.google.com/books?id=I_f39J6wJi8C The premise is that you eat one big meal per day and fast the rest of the time or just eat a few raw vegetables carrots/celery/etc. during the day with your one big meal at the end of the day. Supposedly there is some science behind the intermittent fasting. Scientists have made rats live longer by feeding them same calories as a control group but giving them the food only once a day. Seems like a gimmick to just get you to eat less to me since no many people are going to wolf down 3000+ calories in one meal. |
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Anyone tried this? http://books.google.com/books?id=I_f39J6wJi8C The premise is that you eat one big meal per day and fast the rest of the time or just eat a few raw vegetables carrots/celery/etc. during the day with your one big meal at the end of the day. Supposedly there is some science behind the intermittent fasting. Scientists have made rats live longer by feeding them same calories as a control group but giving them the food only once a day. Seems like a gimmick to just get you to eat less to me since no many people are going to wolf down 3000+ calories in one meal. I intermittently fast. Not one big meal, but a 6 hour window (well, not always 6) so I eat 2 meals and snacks in that time and I have been known to eat 3500 cals in that time, it's not that hard. I usually get around 2500-3000 in that time. It's not about cal restriction, but about insulin sensitivity, which helps get rid of fat. I like IF quite a bit and have got some excellent results from it. IF naysayers have almost NEVER tried the diet, or didn't do it long enough or serious enough. I feel great when I fast and eat healthy, I lose fat and gain muscle if I eat properly and have been the fastest and strongest with lowest BF (around 8-10%) while IFing. BTW- IFing is not quite the same as the warrior diet. http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/ Some good info here, do some reading and try it for yourself. |
Good point.
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Well, I'm no dietician, but my wife is. The general rule is many small meals, not one big meal. Easier to digest for one thing. Also the intermittant fasting doesn't actually seem like a good idea. If you enter into a fasting state, your brain can start to starve (it needs glucose) which will make it hard to concentrate, and can be hazardous to your health.
Also eating a large meal stretches out your stomach, which then leads to more feelings of hunger later. Seems to me like someone just wanted to sell a book. |
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Also the intermittant fasting doesn't actually seem like a good idea. If you enter into a fasting state, your brain can start to starve (it needs glucose) which will make it hard to concentrate, and can be hazardous to your health. I don't know anything about intermittent fasting (as a diet), but glucose levels aren't going to a problem on that diet. Your body can store plenty of glucose for use during a partial day fast. I'd be more concerned about getting appropriate protein levels, since the body only stores a limited number of amino acids in the bloodstream and the liver between meals. That being said, if you aren't an athlete, the proteins delivered in the 6 hour window will probably be sufficient for your daily needs. |
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Well, I'm no dietician, but my wife is. The general rule is many small meals, not one big meal. Easier to digest for one thing. Also the intermittant fasting doesn't actually seem like a good idea. If you enter into a fasting state, your brain can start to starve (it needs glucose) which will make it hard to concentrate, and can be hazardous to your health. Also eating a large meal stretches out your stomach, which then leads to more feelings of hunger later. Seems to me like someone just wanted to sell a book. See, although it may seem this would happen- it doesn't. Brain functions are fine (I've been doing it for about a year and never had an issue). Stomach stretching isn't an issue either, although I usually eat 2 meals and snacks. IF has free info on the website above, no book so it's not about money. Click the link, read for yourself and try it before you trash it. It works. |
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Warrior diet? I usually just drink the blood of the vanquished.
Seriously, that doesn't sound like the best idea. And as far as "having science behind it", there is so much conflicting research out there that it's easy to find some isolated study to support whatever crackpot diet theory is in fashion. |
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Warrior diet? I usually just drink the blood of the vanquished. Seriously, that doesn't sound like the best idea. And as far as "having science behind it", there is so much conflicting research out there that it's easy to find some isolated study to support whatever crackpot diet theory is in fashion. Conflicting research is exactly why you should try some of these things yourself... I'm speaking on IF though, not the warrior diet...I don't know a whole lot about that except that it is similar to IF. |
| What is the intention behind said diet? Is it weight loss, muscle gain, health and wellness? I could see it for weight loss, as you are still snacking throughout the day keeping your "meal" frequency up, and if you sit down and eat a 3000+ calorie meal, your body is not going to be able to absorb all of those calories at once. For muscle gain though, unpossible. Your muscle mass would be in a catabolic state for most of the day, every day. |
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What is the intention behind said diet? Is it weight loss, muscle gain, health and wellness? I could see it for weight loss, as you are still snacking throughout the day keeping your "meal" frequency up, and if you sit down and eat a 3000+ calorie meal, your body is not going to be able to absorb all of those calories at once. For muscle gain though, unpossible. Your muscle mass would be in a catabolic state for most of the day, every day. IF is largely about insulin sensitivity which helps burn fat. Of course, IF is also about being in a completely fasted state- no snacking while fasting, only when in your "eating window" and working out towards the end of a fast does great things for trimming fat (and it only sucks for about the first week or so, until your body gets used to it- then you'll wonder how you ever worked out after eating anything). If is absolutely possible to build muscle while practicing IF. Read some of the article in the link above. |