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Paul Aijian MD's avatar

I have been an advocate for intermittent fasting for over 4 years. I practice it myself to avoid the seemingly inevitable weight gain associated with age and sedentary lifestyle. Forcing one’s body to burn fat produces ketones. This breaks the cycle of perpetually depending on the carbs we store in our liver. Fasting is a learned behavior. Once it becomes part of one’s routine, it is not that difficult. Obstacles are abundant, including social eating and emotional eating. I recommend it to many of my patients, unless they have some medical contraindication. Weight loss is the key to dealing with most of the maladies of modern life, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and worn out hips and knees. People often want a drug , rather than cultivating a discipline. If Americans practiced intermittent fasting and a bit of regular exercise, they would not be complaining about how hard it is to find and afford Ozempic and other new weight loss wonder drugs.

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J. Livingston's avatar

I get stressed reading junk science passing for medical information.

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