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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I don't meant for weight loss, I mean health benefits as in autophagy, clearing out toxins, giving your organs a break type stuff

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[-] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

What did you allow yourself to consume during the fasts and how did you break the fasts?

Did you LDL go back up when you stopped fasting?

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Just coffee. I would eat a late breakfast one day, then stop eating, coffee (no calories) the next morning and then nothing until supper, usually around 8pm.

Yes the LDL went back up. I know it was related to the fasting and not weight loss - I am not fat and maintained calories overall to keep my weight stable. I had been sort of stumped, like you are. Obviously if someone is overweight and loses weight that will have benefits, there wasn't a lot of research on people of normal weight fasting and not reducing. I got the one measurable benefit, but no improvements I could feel in any way, and the headaches were pretty bad.

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