Why Fasting is the Best Way to Lose Weight

Recently I wrote an article that explores why fasting is a better way to reduce body fat than just counting calories. Here are some key takeaways: --Nowadays people are eating 5 or 6 times a day, rather than just 3 --Eating all day long keeps your insulin high, which promotes fat storage. You literally can't burn body fat when your insulin is high --Time-restricted eating (a.k.a. Intermittent fasting) gives a little more time each day for your insulin to come down, which lets you access your body fat for energy more easily --A ketogenic diet keeps your insulin even lower, so it's easier to burn body fat --Ketones also boost your metabolic rate, stimulate "brown fat", and literally carry energy/calories out of your body (through your breath and urine) --Prolonged fasting gets insulin even lower, and maximizes fat burning for a longer duration --Multi-day fasting can also reduce insulin resistance by clearing out fatty deposits in your liver and pancreas --Daily calorie restriction slows down your metabolism because your body will adapt after a while --Calorie restriction also leads to more loss of lean body mass --fasting doesn't slow down your metabolism in the long run, since you don't do it the same way all the time --Fasting also preserves muscle mass through a few different mechanisms This was definitely an interesting topic to explore! In case you're interested, here's the link to the full article: https://fastingwell.com/fasting-best-way-to-lose-weight/ Feel free to let me know if you have any thoughts. :) Ben