Does intermittent fasting work for weight loss? [NEW STUDY SHOWS NO BENEFIT]

A new study from JAMA shows no weight loss benefit from intermittent fasting. This study shows no benefit from fasting. This video points out 5 flaws with the study.

STUDY: Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Metabolic Parameters in Women and Men With Overweight and Obesity

The headline suggests that fasting doesn’t work, and can cause muscle loss.

What is the primary use for intermittent fasting? Health. Weight loss is a byproduct of good health.

The point of fasting is NOT weight loss.

The goal is metabolic freedom. The goal is to burn body fat, not sugar. Most people are sugar burners. 75%+ are sugar burners.

5 FLAW WITH THIS STUDY...

1: They didn’t change the fasting schedule.

116 obese individuals for 12 weeks. They followed a 16/8 schedule, which is only one way to practice fasting.

16 hours should be the bare minimum as this is how long it takes to process food. A study at the University of Virginia showed it took 14 hours just for 800 calories to enter the small intestine.

The 8 hour eating window. How many times did they eat? They didn’t track. If they grazed for 8 hours then they kept insulin up, the bully of the block.

Corporate worker analogy. It is not enough time for healing.

Adaption is key with fasting, and health. Think about the greatest fitness trainers in the world, they always change up the routine. This study did NOT change the routine.

2: Cookie cutter approach to intermittent fasting.

The age range was 18-64 years old and fasting should be different for men vs women and dependent on age.

We know that cycling women should not fast 5-7 days before their period. Did they account for this?

I’ve seen men do better with intermittent fasting than women.

Post menopausal need more feasting.

None of this was taken into account.

3: Didn’t educate these participants on what to eat during their eating window.

Participants were randomized such that the consistent meal timing (CMT) group was instructed to eat 3 structured meals per day, and the time-restricted eating (TRE) group was instructed to eat ad libitum from 12:00 pm until 8:00 pm and completely abstain from caloric intake from 8:00 pm until 12:00 pm the following day.

During their 8 hour eating window they were encouraged to eat ad libitum. Well the pancreas is designed to output insulin twice per day, if they ate throughout the entire 8 hours this would not be good.

If you eat like crap, you will create cellular inflammation.

Cellular inflammation will prevent weight loss.

When you have cellular inflammation, your fat burning hormones cannot do their job.

4: They didn’t keto adapt them beforehand.

We want to teach the body to burn fat first, otherwise fasting can have negative effects.

Fasting is a muscle. If you are a couch potato and decide to do CrossFit, you results will be bad.

Teach the body to burn fast FIRST, then pair intermittent fasting.

Wallet to bank account analogy.

This is a problem because the body will burn protein and muscle to fulfill the brains desire for glucose, via gluconeogensis.

5: Did these participants have any underlying health conditions?

Toxicity such as heavy metals
Insulin resistance
Diabetes
They didn’t do comprehensive lab work on them, just basic testing.

If these participants had underlying issues, then those should be addressed WITH fasting.

What about muscle loss? This can happen, but this is junk muscle and protein. We build back stronger with healthier muscle.

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Thank you SO MUCH for combating the corporate medical/pharmaceutical/food industries' disinformation. And thank you, Ben, for making such a HUGE improvement in my life and health. Oh, and I also lost weight. Love you!

[mariannetherissetorres]

Ben, I started keto last year, I have an autoimmune disease and this has help me tremendously. The inflammation is not there anymore. I started internet fasting and not only the inflammation went down, I lost weight...I thank you for the encouragement to do all the healthy things ❤️🏋🏻

[JaneT]

Thank you for working on this. I sent the article to you in a comment on facebook. I became upset, because it's not about losing weight; it's about so much more. Thank you for the 5 facts. Sharing your video.

[Duaneoca]

I experienced similar results to the study for a few months. 16:8 fasting, but also eating crap the rest of the time. No weight loss. Now that I’m 36 hour fasting 3 days a week, and Keto the rest of the time? Down 35 pounds in under two months. I completely agree with you! Thanks for the content, keep up the good work!

[RJA]

I have been doing the 16:8 way of eating since Jan 2020 and lost 24kg! I fast for 16hrs and only eat in a 8 hr window so yes fasting does work...

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Excellent video Benazadi! Thanks for sharing 🔥🔥🔥

[louferguson]

All of these companies getting worried about their dollars. Always follow the money trail. Greed is a bad thing and led to a ridiculous attempt to stop a way of life that is saving lives every day.

[andreatodd]

Well said Ben, I do Keto plus IF, 18/6 sometimes 20/4. It most definitely created fat loss/ weight loss. Plus now I use IF to maintain my weight. What you say is true.

[kimstroup]

Thanks as always Ben! I loved the work analogy.

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Thank you again for your research on this subject.

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[nolimitsfitnesscoaching]

This study does a good job of showing that for "normal" people, IF doesn't work if you aren't controlling the calorie intake.

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It works. It just takes effort to get going.

[drumwish]

That’s like saying if you don’t put gas in your gas tank you won’t be stranded on the road. Lol

[annazzarello]

The eating window is to big for me.If I ate that late I would never sleep

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My screen went black. 🤷🏼‍♀️What happened?

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It was the only way for me to get the results I wanted .