Is fasting every single day counterproductive?

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Is fasting every single day counterproductive? Is it OK to have high fasting glucose while pregnant? And once you’ve become insulin resistant, will you always be insulin resistant? It’s time for this week’s Q&A about intermittent fasting and low carb with Dr. Jason Fung: Is fasting every single day counterproductive? I’m seeing a lot of conflicting information on appropriate fasting frequency. Generally speaking, is fasting, for say, 16 to 20 hours everyday a bad idea? Sylvie There are no right or wrong answers. The term ‘break-fast’ as the meal that breaks your fast implies that fasting should be done every day, as you cannot break a fast if you did not fast. Up to the 1970s, people would have a 12-14 hour fast every day. If you finish dinner by 6 pm and ate breakfast a 8 am, that is a 14 hour fasting period done every day. That may have helped maintain weight in a healthy range, but what if you want/need to lose weight? Extending this fasting period may be...
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