Fasting for 36 hours once a week, or 24 hours twice a week on non-consecutive days, or 16 hours three times a week can help your body burn fat better, handle sugar better, and keep your energy-burning rate high.
Scientific Claim
Specific intermittent fasting patterns (one 36-hour fast per week, two non-consecutive 24-hour fasts, or three separate 16-hour fasts) increase norepinephrine, fat oxidation, and glucose tolerance while avoiding metabolic downshift.
Original Statement
“If you do one 36-hour fast per week or two non-consecutive 24-hour fasts or even three separate 16-hour fasts, you get the norepinephrine bump. You increase fat oxidation. You improve glucose tolerance. You avoid this metabolic downshift.”
Context Details
Domain
nutrition
Population
human
Subject
specific intermittent fasting patterns
Action
increase
Target
norepinephrine, fat oxidation, and glucose tolerance while avoiding metabolic downshift
Intervention Details
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (2)
Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves 24-Hour Glucose Levels and Affects Markers of the Circadian Clock, Aging, and Autophagy in Humans
The cardiovascular, metabolic and hormonal changes accompanying acute starvation in men and women