Late Eating Linked with Fat Gain, New Fasting Study Review

For every one hour increase in the average start of the eating window, there was, on average, a 1.25 unit increase in body fat percentage ... We're talking, on average, like a 6% unit shift in body fat increase if you compare the people that started eating at say 8 [AM] or 10 [AM] compared to 2 [PM].

When you're fasting, you're benefiting longevity pathways, you're reducing inflammation, you're reducing oxidative stress, you're possibly increasing mitochondrial biogenesis, you're probably improving mitophagy—which is the autophagy, or the selective degradation, of mitochondria. So, you're doing a lot of stuff, but what happens as a consequence of that is you will notice a reduction in hormone levels.

There's a strong association, inverse association, with presence of muscle mass and hypertension & cardiovascular disease.

We all know that being overly fat is linked with problems from a cardiovascular perspective—hypertension, endothelial dysfunction... and so-called flow-mediated dysfunction.

The best way to lower heavy metal levels is actually heat-induced sweat.

Have more energy on the days that you're active and less energy on the days you're not active. It's a natural way to oscillate the calories to not have any chronic adaptations and chronic so-called suppression of metabolic rate.