Intermittent fasting works – not only for weight loss but also for heart health

Re:Intermittent fasting works – not only for weight loss but... by SideburnsOfDoom on Sunday June 14, 2020 @08:29AM (#23517196)

> you can have black coffee in the morning, into which he adds ghee, a type of clarified butter, and coconut oil to reduce hunger pangs. It’s not your typical cup of coffee.

The idea that you need a special kind of coffee to do intermittent fasting is IMHO a very bad idea: it sets an unnecessary barrier to entry, and it misses the main point: it's about what you don't eat, not what you add to your intake.

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Re:Intermittent fasting works – not only for weight loss but... by tedmiston on Sunday June 14, 2020 @02:42PM (#23520116)

I found that particular quote confusing since adding ghee and coconut oil (e.g., bulletproof) make it very not black coffee and also a food one cannot eat during IF without breaking the fast / foregoing the longevity benefits of fasting [1]. It was weird that the author included that reference here.

[1]: https://www.zerofasting.com/does-coffee-break-your-fast/

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