Fasting vs. Eating Less: What's the Difference? (Science of Fasting)

Why HN readers recommended it

Shared as an accessible, convincing case for intermittent fasting and its physiology.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Joseph Everett - WIL

Topic

fasting physiology

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

5

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2021

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From the original HN conversations

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• The following sources provide some compelling arguments for switching to intermittent fasting for many major systemic health benefits. These videos by the channel "What I've Learned" are great: - Fasting vs. Eating Less: What's the Difference? [1] - Longevity & Why I now eat One …

• I saw this video called "Fasting vs. Eating Less: What's the Difference? (Science of Fasting)" just yesterday, and it's good to hear many of the points it raised validated by your experience: [VIDEO] > hunger comes in waves, you'll get to a point where you …

• Yeah my man, I seriously don't know what to tell other than fasting works. Your metabolism isn't a something that breaks and is not fixable, and "getting sick of fainting" isn't a fucking excuse. If you're fainting, you're doing something wrong with your diet. You …