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This was my initial thought. Is the month of Ramadan enough have an effect on Alzheimer's or is more frequent fasting required?
by ashconnor 2y ago
This was my initial thought.
Is the month of Ramadan enough have an effect on Alzheimer's or is more frequent fasting required?
- Cyph0n 2y agoThere is a (relatively small) subset of Muslims that fast every Monday and Thursday, in addition to fasting the month of Ramadan. Perhaps that’s a better population sample to study?
- jader201 2y agoAnd how much fasting? Is intermittent enough? 12 hours? 18 hours? Or do we need frequent (e.g. weekly or 2-3 times weekly) 24-hour fasting?
- tdpvb 2y ago14 hours every day is considered great (don't eat late, skip breakfast), a solid 48 hour fast every month or so is also great. Small human studies, for example, have measured 5x to 10x increases in HGH after 48 to 120 hr fasts respectively. Free steroids, basically; the body repairing itself while not being drowned in food all day every day. Telomeres too!
- Mountain_Skies 2y agoFasting during Ramadan is only during the daylight hours, so hardly even enough to be considered intermittent fasting.