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  • doctorcrimson@lemmy.todaytoGreentext@sh.itjust.worksAnon fasts
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    7 months ago

    The body’s metabolic rate and capability of storing and converting sugar is different for every person. Some people actually struggle to maintain a healthy weight because they can lose it too quickly, and it’s often a stigma for bodybuilders and fighting sport athletes. Some people’s metabolic rate is so efficient that they would bottom out on blood sugar by day 2 and risk becoming comatose, and if they were to eat something like 12 bananas in that state then their natural insulin levels would send their blood sugar through the roof with risk of going into shock.

    For most people it’s good to very slowly and very carefully ease into new eating habits, stopping changes before it becomes dangerous. For example, water fasting for a day every week for a couple of weeks is fine, and if you’re comfortable you can add another day. Jumping straight into a long fast with no minerals or grain breads/crackers is dangerous.

    I actually recommend that people choose a high oil diet over a high sugar diet in case they only eat once a day, because while it can potentially send blood sugar up for an extended period of time that also means it has the benefit of a slow release of energy over time compared to sugar which raises it quickly for a short period of time.