Should I Skip Breakfast or Dinner?
Is skipping breakfast better than skipping dinner for weight loss? When fasting, you’ll often skip meals, so does it matter if you are skipping …
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Beginning Fasting (What to Expect)
What to expect when you begin fasting? Dr. Jason Fung reviews common side effects that may occur and what to do about it. Topics include headaches, co…
Metabolic Rate (How to avoid Starvation Mode)
Metabolic rate is how much energy (calories) your body uses in a day for normal function. This is the energy for your brain, heart, liver etc. and doe…
Quick Intermittent Fasting Tips (Advanced)
Four more quick intermittent fasting tips to help you lose weight. Dr. Jason Fung covers more tips for changing behaviors, rather than the more basic …
Does Fasting Destroy Your Muscle?
Does intermittent fasting destroy muscle? Many people worry about this, but what does the science say? Celebrities like Terry Crews use intermittent f…
Weight Loss Plateau (7 Quick Strategies to Break Through)
Struggling with a weight loss plateau? This can happen on any diet. Dr. Jason Fung shares 7 strategies to break through the weight loss plateau.
Fasting and Growth Hormone
Growth hormone decreases with age Growth hormone maintains lean mass including muscles and bones Injecting artificial growth hormone causes side effec…
Fasting Physiology
The body uses two main fuel sources – glucose (a type of carbohydrate) and triglycerides (fat) Glucose can be stored in the liver as glycogen Fastin…
Fasting – The latest Fad Diet?
There is nothing new, except what has been forgotten – Marie Antoinette. Fasting is not a fad as it has been promoted for thousands of years Virtual…
Compensation – Exercise Part IV
Countries that exercise more don’t have less obesity Mild exercise on average leads to caloric excess Only vigorous exercise leads to caloric defici…
