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Re:Evidence that overnight fasting could extend healthy life... by Someone on Sunday October 03, 2021 @12:43PM (#28738485)
This article discusses 20-hour long fasting periods that include a night, say from 2 PM till 10 AM the following day.
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Re:Evidence that overnight fasting could extend healthy life... by Jensson on Sunday October 03, 2021 @01:03PM (#28738661)
Also note that it did 20 hour fasts for a fruit fly. Fruit flies metabolism acts a bit quicker than humans, that would probably correspond to a multi day fast for a human.
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