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Originally Posted by JohnP
Why not? Mentally it might not be good because when you do eat you may end up making some really poor food choices but physically there is no science to back up your statement. In fact there are studies that show short term fasting is good for us. (Unless of course someone has blood sugar issues)
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Short term fasting is okay (ie for a medical exam)- but consistently fasting is not good for you at all. That's the problem IMO with a lot of overweight people- they constantly "fast" all day and then end up binging later.
While not scientific this link is pretty good:
http://www.fitnesshealthzone.com/hea...t-bad-for-you/
But the reality is fasting doesn't help with weight loss. The body cannot function properly because it's not properly fueled, hence why a lot of people are also tired when they don't eat enough. Over time your metabolism can slow down as well. You feed off the glucose stores in your liver when you are starving, you don't go straight to fat burning.