I think its a bad thing you advice Pat not to worry about this.
Me myself had the same experience, twice now ….
Everytime I start doing IF, for like 3 weeks. The result is that my hair starts falling out. Even though my caloric requirements are okay, not to low. And eating quite well for my metabolic type.
yHowever all this good execution, I notice that my hair starts falling out, everytime when ím in the shower and i put my hand through my hair, it leaves like 20 hairs on my hand. This is absurd, not normal at all, even though you lose like 100 hairs a day.

When I transitioned back to a 6 meal a day setup, kind of paleo with some more carbs. My hair loss suddenly started declining, and eventually like after 2 weeks my hair structure is normal again. So it is easy to always look at the good sides of things.. ways of life, ways to eat. But it is also important to list the risks your taking.
I do not know what the cons are of IF sofar, i’ve never seen them posted on websites like these. If you would go to a plastic churgeon for a nosejob, wouldn’t you ask for the risks and complications? Why not a topic about that.
Lets make it objective

Thank you
I really like your site, however my complaints It is negative reinforcement

As I discovered protein power and other ketogenic diet approaches last year I tried the keto approach and it brought down to under 70kg for the first time in my adult life in 3 weeks (weight loss of about 5kg ). I sure got lean, but of course a lot of that lost weight was water/carbs. I realized that my anaerobic fitness level decreased noticeably as there were no carbs for fuel. So, there was the catch..

Now I have been recently reading about intermittent fasting and after couple of 20hrs or so – once a week fasts I can say it’s really working well for weight management. I haven’t been running much lately (apart from one 15km race), so I can’t say much about how my clycogen stores are affected. That said, I am curious how fasting metabolism works with regard to low carb diet (vs just normal keto diet without fasting).
- Does 24hr fast first use liver/muscle clycogen for fuel (as in keto induction) and only after those reserves are used would turn burning fat? The reason why I am asking is I would like to stay on low carb diet (but still enough to keep my muscles loaded) but be able to partake on endurance outdoor sports. I have read the GI of different carb foods is not so much of a concern when IFing, but low carbing has helped with bloating and joint function as well (not to mention flue free winters here in cold and dark Scandinavia!)

Thanks,

Tero

P.S. As a foodie and industrial designer I have been very pleased to read about your and MD’s sous vide developments! Great stuff!

Thank you, Dr. Eades, for putting this information out where I and others have been able to read it and become more aware and knowledgeable. I am looking forward to reading more of your blogs.

No, it hasn’t been done. I want to do a comprehensive post on it when I do it, which means digging out and critically reading all the scientific literature since I last posted on the subject, and I just haven’t had the time.

Also, Seyfried has continued to publish interesting studies, see for example:

Epilepsia. 2008 Nov;49 Suppl 8:114-6.
Targeting energy metabolism in brain cancer with calorically restricted ketogenic diets.
PMID: 19049606 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nutr Metab (Lond). 2007 Feb 21;4:5.
The calorically restricted ketogenic diet, an effective alternative therapy for malignant brain cancer.
PMID: 17313687 [PubMed]

I checked and the link doesn’t work. I’ve switched blogging software since I wrote that post and many of the links pre-switch don’t work. I’m out of the country right now, but when I get back, I’ll work on getting that link operational.

Thanks for the heads up.

I just read your article which states that Intermittent Fasting isn’t all that good? I still want to give it a try but now I am unsure as to what you think is best as of now.

Thanks,

Jane

It works great for a lot of people; not so great for others. The only way to find out is to give it a try.

I just read your post about intermittent fasting which led me to this article.
I am 18 years old and weighed 225 pounds when I was 16. A change in lifestyle led me to lose weight. Currently, I am 165 pounds but I still have high fat content on my buttocks, thighs, stomach, and arms.

I am interested in beginning Intermittent Fasting for all the health benefits. However, I am not so familiar with low-carb after the whole Atkins scare. It seems to me that low carb diets are good as long as they are followed properly.

What are the guidelines for a proper low-carb diet? Meaning, am I allowed to eat cheese and butter and high fatty foods? If I DO eat carbs, what kind of carbs should they be? e.g. fruits, vegetables? Are whole-grain carbohydrates OK?

I want to lose/burn the fat that I have in various regions of my body but more importantly, feel strong and healthy.

Thanks,

Violet

Hi Violet–

MRE