Fasting for health

[robertf57]

Although there may be some value in intermittent fasting in and of itself, and there certainly is value in both cardio and strength training; if the goal is to reduce insulin levels and decrease HA1c as originally posted, a more direct approach is to remove carbohydrates from the diet. Particularly if you get down to a carbohydrate intake that leads to ketosis.

[eytonxav]

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Originally Posted by HFWR Though the level of body fat (high single digits) for competition is likely neither healthy nor sustainable for "normal" folk...

Its actually more like 4%, but what I was trying to imply was to just cut/reduce calories vs eliminating them entirely. You are correct that low levels of body fat that body builders get down to for a show is not healthy for very long.