GUYS? >> THANK YOU FOR THE VERY LATEST
>> THANK YOU FOR THE VERY LATEST ON THAT TRAGEDY, MOLLY HUNTER,
ON THAT TRAGEDY, MOLLY HUNTER, APPRECIATE IT.
APPRECIATE IT. >>> NOW TO YOUR HELP AT 8:00,
>>> NOW TO YOUR HELP AT 8:00, NEW EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT
NEW EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT INTERMITTENT FASTING COULD
INTERMITTENT FASTING COULD PROVIDE MANY HEALTH BENEFITS
PROVIDE MANY HEALTH BENEFITS BEYOND WEIGHT LOSS.
BEYOND WEIGHT LOSS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE
THAT’S ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF
IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.
MEDICINE. HERE TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US
HERE TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US IS NBC MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR DR.
IS NBC MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR DR. NATALIE AZAR.
NATALIE AZAR. FULL DISCLOSURE I DID THIS FOR
FULL DISCLOSURE I DID THIS FOR FOUR OR FIVE DAYS.
FOUR OR FIVE DAYS. >> HOW DID IT GO?
>> HOW DID IT GO? >> CARSON SUCKED ME INTO IT.
>> CARSON SUCKED ME INTO IT. IT’S NOT FOR ME BUT I THINK IT
IT’S NOT FOR ME BUT I THINK IT IS PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE
IS PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE. BUT I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR IT
BUT I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR IT IS BEYOND WEIGHT LOSS.
IS BEYOND WEIGHT LOSS. >> YES, THIS IS ACTUALLY A
>> YES, THIS IS ACTUALLY A REVIEW OF PAST ANIMAL AND HUMAN
REVIEW OF PAST ANIMAL AND HUMAN STUDIES FOR MULTIPLE YEARS AND
STUDIES FOR MULTIPLE YEARS AND WHAT THE AUTHORS POSIT AS
WHAT THE AUTHORS POSIT AS POTENTIAL BENEFITS IN ADDITION
POTENTIAL BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO WEIGHT LOSS, OBESITY, INSULIN
TO WEIGHT LOSS, OBESITY, INSULIN RESISTANCE, INFLAMMATION,
RESISTANCE, INFLAMMATION, COGNITIVE PARAMETER,
COGNITIVE PARAMETER, HYPERTENSION, THANKS THAT COULD
HYPERTENSION, THANKS THAT COULD THEORETICALLY PROLONG LONGEVITY.
THEORETICALLY PROLONG LONGEVITY. AND IT IS THE METABOLIC SWITCH.
AND IT IS THE METABOLIC SWITCH. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FAST,
SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FAST, IT IS THAT YOUR BODY BURNS
IT IS THAT YOUR BODY BURNS THROUGH THE SUGAR IN THE LIVER
THROUGH THE SUGAR IN THE LIVER AND ULTIMATELY HAS TO TRANSITION
AND ULTIMATELY HAS TO TRANSITION INTO BURNING FALT FORAT FOR FUEL
INTO BURNING FALT FORAT FOR FUEL THAT STARTS THIS CASCADE IN THE
THAT STARTS THIS CASCADE IN THE BODY FOR SIGNALS, AND SUPPRESSES
BODY FOR SIGNALS, AND SUPPRESSES INFLAMMATION AND REPAIR DAMAGED
INFLAMMATION AND REPAIR DAMAGED CELLS AND HAS ALL OF THESE
CELLS AND HAS ALL OF THESE BENEFITS ON A CELLULAR LEVEL
BENEFITS ON A CELLULAR LEVEL THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO
THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS.
POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS. >> YOUR BODY BECOMES GRUMPY AS
>> YOUR BODY BECOMES GRUMPY AS WELL.
WELL. >> GOOD POINT.
>> GOOD POINT. >> IT COULD TAKE A COUPLE OF
>> IT COULD TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS, EVEN MONTHS, TO SORT OF
WEEKS, EVEN MONTHS, TO SORT OF EQILIBRATE AND THERE ARE
EQILIBRATE AND THERE ARE CONCERNS, TO POINT OUT FOR
CONCERNS, TO POINT OUT FOR PEOPLE CONSIDER DOING THIS IN
PEOPLE CONSIDER DOING THIS IN THE NEW YEAR.
THE NEW YEAR. THERE ARE NOT ANY LONG TERM
THERE ARE NOT ANY LONG TERM STUDIES YET ON THE POTENTIAL
STUDIES YET ON THE POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS.
HEALTH BENEFITS. WE’RE TALKING LONG TERM.
WE’RE TALKING LONG TERM. A LOT OF THE STUDIES THAT WERE
A LOT OF THE STUDIES THAT WERE DONE WERE DONE ON OVERWEIGHT
DONE WERE DONE ON OVERWEIGHT YOUNG AND MIDDLE AGED ADULTS.
YOUNG AND MIDDLE AGED ADULTS. SO UNCLEAR IF IT IS
SO UNCLEAR IF IT IS GENERALIZABLE TO EVERYONE.
GENERALIZABLE TO EVERYONE. AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT CHILDREN SHOULDN’T DO
NOTE THAT CHILDREN SHOULDN’T DO THIS.
THIS. ELDERLY PEOPLE SHOULD NOT
ELDERLY PEOPLE SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY DO THIS.
NECESSARILY DO THIS. AND PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERWEIGHT
AND PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERWEIGHT OR HAVE EATING DISORDERS,
OR HAVE EATING DISORDERS, PREGNANT, BREAST FEEDING WOMEN.
PREGNANT, BREAST FEEDING WOMEN. SO IF YOU’RE GOING TO DO
SO IF YOU’RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, DEFINITELY
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, DEFINITELY DO IT WITH THE GUIDANCE OF A
DO IT WITH THE GUIDANCE OF A DOCTOR AND A NUTRITIONIST.
DOCTOR AND A NUTRITIONIST. >> TO CRAIG’S POINT THOUGH,
>> TO CRAIG’S POINT THOUGH, ISN’T IT TOUGH TO DO THIS DIET
ISN’T IT TOUGH TO DO THIS DIET IF YOU HAVE A SCHEDULE THAT IS
IF YOU HAVE A SCHEDULE THAT IS COMPLICATED?
COMPLICATED? >> THAT’S THE THING.
>> THAT’S THE THING. THERE ARE TWO MAIN ONES THAT ARE
THERE ARE TWO MAIN ONES THAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR, THE 16 AND THE
THE MOST POPULAR, THE 16 AND THE EIGHT AND ONE IS THE FIVE AND
EIGHT AND ONE IS THE FIVE AND THE TWO.
THE TWO. SO THE 16 AND THE EIGHT IS
SO THE 16 AND THE EIGHT IS BASICALLY FASTING FOR 16 HOURS
BASICALLY FASTING FOR 16 HOURS AND AN EIGHT-HOUR WINDOW WHERE
AND AN EIGHT-HOUR WINDOW WHERE YOU’RE DOING YOUR EATING AND BY
YOU’RE DOING YOUR EATING AND BY THE WAY YOU SHOULD BE EATING
THE WAY YOU SHOULD BE EATING HEALTHFULLY.
HEALTHFULLY. >> NOT FAST FOOD FOR EIGHT
>> NOT FAST FOOD FOR EIGHT HOURS.
HOURS. >> AND THE OTHER IS FIVE AND
>> AND THE OTHER IS FIVE AND TWO, BASICALLY EATING NORMALLY
TWO, BASICALLY EATING NORMALLY FOR FIVE DAYS AND ON TWO
FOR FIVE DAYS AND ON TWO NONCONSECUTIVE DAYS RESTRICTING
NONCONSECUTIVE DAYS RESTRICTING YOUR CALORIES.
YOUR CALORIES. SO PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING NIGHT
SO PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING NIGHT SHIFTS, OR HAVE DIFFICULT HOURS
SHIFTS, OR HAVE DIFFICULT HOURS MAY NOT GET TO THAT TEN TO 12
