Pursuing Health

CrossFit Health Tip - Fasting with Mike Mallin, MD PH258

03.17.2022 - By Julie Foucher MD, MSPlay

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The average American spreads their food consumption out over 15 hours a day, which basically means they’re eating from the time they wake up until the time they go to bed and fasting only during sleep.

Increasing this fasting window by even just a few hours can provide a multitude of health benefits, (1, 2, 3) including:

Decreased rates of obesity

Improved blood pressure

Decreased insulin resistance

Better lipid profiles

Decreased risk of cardiovascular disease

Decreased cancer risk

Decreased inflammation

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