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For those who will eat at night regardless, fasting in the morning is better than no fasting at all. And, you can easily eat at least three hours before you go to bed, even if you eat at night.
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To me, it’s just not eating. Fasting doesn’t really happen until over 24 hours. When I first started studying fasting, the experts were very adamant about intentionally setting a time to eat (typically 8 hours or less) and a time to not eat as “time-restricted eating,” and anything over 24 hours as intermittent fasting, then the lines got blurred, and everything has now been called intermittent fasting.
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Yes, ketosis is something that happens with intermittent fasting assuming you aren’t eating too many carbs during your eating window. Being in ketosis definitely helps with fat burning, as when you’re in ketosis and fasting, you are burning more body fat for fuel, as opposed to when you are out of ketosis. If you are eating lots of carbs, and your blood glucose and insulin is high, it is impossible to get into ketosis and it is impossible for the body to let go of fat. Ketosis is just one health benefit of IF. Ketones are a much cleaner fuel for the brain, and has definitely had an impact on those with seizures, as well as alzheimers. What happens during IF, as well, depending upon how long you fast, is you go through autophagy (breaking down and getting rid of the old and damaged parts of cells). You can also start generating stem cells, which helps with healing.
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The absolute best thing to do is to test your glucose after drinking coffee during a fast. Some people are now saying even black coffee can spike glucose, which would then bring on an insulin response. I know when my husband drinks coffee, his glucose spikes.
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