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Dr. Jason Fung: Fasting as a Therapeutic Option for Weight Loss
Dr. Jason Fung's talk at the 2018 CrossFit Health Conference on therapeutic fasting for weight loss. He explains why long-term weight loss is hard and tackles common myths.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN people point to Fung as the best resource for understanding fasting and weight loss.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- CrossFit
- Topic
- intermittent fasting
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2020
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From the original HN conversations
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you should check out this talk to understand why that's the case and it might be different with fasting [VIDEO]
jorda0mega on Hacker News · 2019-09
In Effects of short-term fasting on cancer treatmentI don't recommend anything more than 3-5 days max. Without knowing what your goal is just try the 16:8 and eat a nutrient rich diet that is low energy. You should be able to fit 2 meals in (lunch and dinner) in a window from …
hourislate on Hacker News · 2020-06
In Ask HN: Have you experimented with diet/food? what was the result?You need to wait 12-24 months before you can consider your diet a success. A caloric deficit doesn't work long term, as over time your metabolism slows down to match the caloric intake. "The key to long-lasting weight control is to control the main hormone …
shaicoleman on Hacker News · 2020-11
In As an older guy I've finally figured out weight-loss
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