Slow Down Before You Intermittent Fast

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🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode of the pod, we cover yet another dietary fad (this time for humans): intermittent fasting (IF). We are joined by Meghann Featherstun, a board-certified sports dietitian, to discuss this popular diet and dig into the evidence. We kick things off with a discussion of what the IF diet entails and the different ways that people do it. We spend some time discussing caloric restriction and the data supporting extended longevity, which has been co-opted by the fad diet movement. Then, you guessed it, we turn to the data and discuss studies conducted on IF for weight loss, obesity, insulin resistance, blood pressure, and glucose control. We answered a bunch of questions for our "Heard from the Herd" segment and close things out with a discussion of the potential risks of the IF diet. You don't want to miss this! Check us out on Substack and Instagram: www.theunbiasedscipod.substack.com https://www.instagram.com/unbiasedscipod PLEASE NOTE: The discussion and information provided in this podcast are for general educational, scientific, and informational purposes only and are not intended as, and should not be treated as, medical or other professional advice for any particular individual or individuals. Every person and medical issue is different, and diagnosis and treatment requires consideration of specific facts often unique to the individual. As such, the information contained in this podcast should not be used as a substitute for consultation with and/or treatment by a doctor or other medical professional. If you are experiencing any medical issue or have any medical concern, you should consult with a doctor or other medical professional. Further, due to the inherent limitations of a podcast such as this as well as ongoing scientific developments, we do not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information or analysis provided in this podcast, although, of course we always endeavor to provide comprehensive information and analysis. In no event may Unbiased Science or any of the participants in this podcast be held liable to the listener or anyone else for any decision allegedly made or action allegedly taken or not taken allegedly in reliance on the discussion or information in this podcast or for any damages allegedly resulting from such reliance.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:03.6	Welcome to Unbiased Science, where we bring scientific method to the madness.
0:25.8	We're your hosts, Dr. Jessica Steyer.
0:28.0	And Dr. Andrea Love.
0:29.3	And this week, we are tackling a topic that has been requested more times than we can count, intermittent fasting.
0:40.2	And we brought on another amazing guest.
0:45.7	I'll introduce her in just one moment. Before I do that, just a reminder that if you haven't already tuned into last week's episode, you should definitely check that out. That episode was called
0:51.5	Mirror Mirror on the Wall, a look at body dysmorphic disorder.
0:56.0	We tackled a lot of misinformation on the topic.
0:59.5	We disentangled BDD from dysmorphia and disordered eating and tackled a lot of other really
1:07.1	interesting topics.
1:08.2	I learned a lot from that episode.
1:10.2	So if you haven't tuned in,
1:11.8	definitely do that. So okay, let me introduce our amazing guest, Megan Featherston. Megan is a board
1:20.7	certified sports dietitian and owner of Featherstone nutrition and helps endurance athletes fuel
1:27.3	for their best performance.
1:29.0	She lives in Northeast Ohio and is a mom of two, five and seven.
1:33.8	I have, Megan, just so you know, I have an almost five-year-old and a six-year-old,
1:38.1	so we could talk about that separately.
1:40.9	She's an avid runner, and her first marathon in 2009 was 3.58, and I'm not going to lie.
1:49.5	So Megan and Andrea are runners.
1:51.4	I'm a sitter.
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