WITHOUT EATING. IT MAY HAVE POWERFUL HIDDEN HEALTH BENEFIT
THAT’S MAY GO WAY
BEYOND WEIGHT LOSS.
GADI SCHWARTZ
EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: THEY SAY
SOME PEOPLE EAT TO
LIVE AND OTHERS LIVE
TO EAT AND A STUDY IS
ASKING WHETHER GOING
HUNGRY COULD BE THE
KEY TO A HEALTHYIER AND
LONGER LIFE.
RESEARCHERS ARE TAKING
A DIVE INTO TWO KINDS
OF ENTERFASTING.
INSTEAD OF BREAKFAST,
LUNCH AND DINNER, YOU
AVOID FOOD 16 TO 18
HOURS OF DAY AND ONLY
EAT A SIX TO EIGHT
HOUR WINDOW.
EAT THREE MEALS TWO
DAYS A WEEK AND ON TWO
DAYS YOU CUT BACK TO
500 CALORIES.
THE STUDY’S AUTHOR HAS
BEEN FASTING ENTER
INTERMITENTANTLY FOR
30 YEARS.
HE SAYS THAT QUICK
FEAST TO FAMINE
SWITCHES FROM BURNING
TO STORING FAT LIKE
ANCIENT HUMANS DID.
>> OUR BODIES AND
BRAINS EVOLVE TO
FUNCTION WHILE PERHAPS
IN A FASTED STATE.
>> Reporter: SOMETIMES
IT CAN HELP REDUCE
OBESITY, HIGH
CHOLESTEROL AND
INCREASING MEMORY,
COGNITION AND
RESISTANCE TO DISEASE.
AN EASY SELL ON
CALIFORNIA’S MUSCLE
BEACH.
>> I FEEL BETTER.
>> Reporter: BUT
RESEARCHERS SAY THE
FASTING ISN’T FOR
EVERYONE, SPECIFICALLY
CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY,
PEOPLE WITH EATING
DISORDERS OR WOMEN
PREGNANT OR BREAST
FEEDING AND IF YOU’RE
THINKING ABOUT IT,