(Newswire.net — November 2, 2018) — When you hear the word fasting you’ll most likely think of something either religious or someone just not eating anything for a while to make a point, sorta like a jail house hungry strike. Fasting isn’t quite any of those ideas. It’s actually a deliberate and calculated withdrawal of food for a specified period of time, so yes it may or may not be for religious purposes and as far as it being an attention grabbing ploy we shall lean towards a negative. But what’s the benefit of fasting?
“Fasting is the willing abstinence or reduction from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time,” explains Wikipedia. “In a physiological context, fasting may refer to the metabolic status of a person who has not eaten overnight, or to the metabolic state achieved after complete digestion and absorption of a meal. Several metabolic adjustments occur during fasting. Some diagnostic tests are used to determine a fasting state. For example, a person is assumed to be fasting once 8–12 hours have elapsed since the last meal. Metabolic changes of the fasting state begin after absorption of a meal (typically 3–5 hours after eating).”
Seems simple enough, right? Yet some people actually confuse fasting with the now popular ketogenic diet. While they both induce similar metabolic responses they’re clearly not the same. The keto diet is based on the concept of reducing a specific food group, carbs, and volumizing the consumption of another namely proteins, the keot diet is a high protein diet that calls upon the body’s backup system aka ketosis to work its weight loss magic. Fasting also triggers ketosis but it can in no way sustain it and prolonged fasting certainly involves a lot more health risks as well.
“Ketosis is a normal metabolic process when the body does not have enough glucose for energy, it burns stored fats instead; this results in a build-up of acids called ketones within the body,” informs Medical News Today. “Some people encourage ketosis by following a diet called the ketogenic or low-carb diet. The aim of the diet is to try and burn unwanted fat by forcing the body to rely on fat for energy, rather than carbohydrates. Ketosis is also commonly observed in patients with diabetes, as the process can occur if the body does not have enough insulin or is not using insulin correctly.”
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