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Post by AdamCrafter on May 8, 2007 9:46:07 GMT -5
Attn to all you Int.Fasters!
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Many hands make light work, and many eyes can search the world faster.
Please! as you find Int.Fast related research or articles,
post them as a reply to this thread.
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I'm sure that you have seen items that I have missed.
I'm going to try to set a quick three part format:
1. What was the title and when was the article/paper published.
2. Provide a web-hyper-link to the information.
3. What do you think it implies for the practice and possible pitfalls of Int.Fast.?
You've been finding things out there,
Share them here!
Many thanks, Adam
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Post by AdamCrafter on May 8, 2007 16:00:58 GMT -5
Summary: (in rats, it was discovered that) Intermittent fasting encourages the body to heal from heart muscle damage faster? Damaged hearts seem to re-org faster on Int.Fasters. ?? If this applies to humans, this would make int.fasters resistant to heart damage. ?? if this applies to all muscle, this would help explain the faster body-remodeling that some Int. Fasters are observing. the whole thing: circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/112/20/3115Background— Intermittent fasting (IF), a dietary regimen in which food is available only every other day, increases the life span and reduces the incidence of age-associated diseases in rodents. We have reported neuroprotective effects of IF against ischemic injury of the brain. In this study, we examined the effects of IF on ischemic injury of the heart in rats. Methods and Results— After 3 months of IF or regular every-day feeding (control) diets started in 2-month-old rats, myocardial infarction (MI) was induced by coronary artery ligation. Twenty-four hours after MI, its size in the IF group was 2-fold smaller, the number of apoptotic myocytes in the area at risk was 4-fold less, and the inflammatory response was significantly reduced compared with the control diet group. Serial echocardiography revealed that during 10 weeks after MI (with continuation of the IF regimen), the left ventricular (LV) remodeling and MI expansion that were observed in the control diet group were absent in the IF group. In a subgroup of animals with similar MI size at 1 week after MI, further observation revealed less remodeling, better LV function, and no MI expansion in the IF group compared with the control group. Conclusions— IF protects the heart from ischemic injury and attenuates post-MI cardiac remodeling, likely via antiapoptotic and antiinflammatory mechanisms. |
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Post by Steven Barnes on May 8, 2007 16:15:10 GMT -5
The list of benifits is stupendous: heart disease, cancer, blood pressure, diabetes, Alzheimers, obesity, increased focus, increased energy, immune function...eight of ten of the deadliest killers are affected. Add increased athleticism. Hell, there's a study that suggests increased intelligence in mice! And while not "easy," it is undoubtedly simpler than any other eating plan I've ever heard of. Another informed opinion says that because of the increased GH release, Testosterone production and insulin sensitivity, it is ideal for building muscle. Man, if this was a pill, you could charge 1000 bucks a month, and plenty of people would pay. At 100 a month, d**ned near everyone would want it. But it's FREE. Wrap your mind around that.
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Post by AdamCrafter on May 8, 2007 16:34:03 GMT -5
ok...
Give me link to the most unbelievable report you've seen so far, the one that reads like crazy sci-fi. *grin*
I've only been looking around for a little bit on this subject, so lay it on me.
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Chris McKitterick said he's be interested if I actually got superpowers out of this,
He was referring to my joking about Dr. Banner, but my reply was:
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Post by AdamCrafter on Jul 12, 2007 10:43:50 GMT -5
Volume 68, Issue 5, Pages 935-940 (2007)
Neuroprotective potential of the Bahadori leanness program: A “mini-fast with exercise” strategy
Mark F. McCartya Corresponding Author Informationemail address, Alireza Falahati-Ninib
Received 6 April 2006; accepted 7 April 2006 published online 14 December 2006.
Summary
The Bahadori Leanness Program (BLP) is a multi-step strategy for weight control, the most innovative feature of which is “mini-fast with exercise” – every 24h includes a fast of 12–14h duration within which is nested a session of aerobic exercise. Low-fat, low-glycemic-index foods choices help to insure that diurnal levels of glucose and insulin remain relatively low. Clinical experience demonstrates that clients can achieve good compliance with this protocol, and the long term impact on body weight is gratifying. Rodent studies demonstrate that alternate-day feeding is even more effective than caloric restriction for promoting neuroprotection, suggesting that intermittent periods of mild metabolic stress induce protective adaptations in the brain; exercise training is also neuroprotective in these models. Mattson has raised the possibility that regular meal-skipping might be a feasible strategy for achieving similar – though perhaps less potent – protection in humans. Thus, it is suggested that exercise superimposed on regular short-term fasts, as in the BLP, might provide meaningful neuroprotection. Studies assessing CSF levels of brain neurotrophic hormones might be useful for evaluating the impact of such a strategy on brain neurochemistry. It should not be overlooked that leanness, good insulin sensitivity, and regular exercise are likely to be neuroprotective in their own right. The episodic metabolic stress associated with BLP may also have potential for prevention and therapy of cancer, inasmuch as down-regulation of systemic IGF-I activity during the mini-fasts would be expected to boost the rate of apoptosis in IGF-I-responsive neoplastic or pre-neoplastic tissues. Moreover, the relatively low-diurnal insulin levels and exercise training associated with BLP would be expected to down-regulate sympathetic activity while boosting cardiac parasympathetic tone – effects that should decrease risk for hypertension and sudden-death arrhythmias. Thus, it is conceivable that BLP will provide a range of health benefits extending beyond those attributable to its favorable impact on body composition.
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