Fasting can help improve insulin sensitivity, which has been shown to help lose more body fat and/or store less body fat from the food taken in.
Intermittent fasting was shown to help improve oxidative stress and inflammation in the body.
Fasting has been shown to help in the regeneration of cells which could be a possible aid in preventing or helping manage cancer.
Intermittent fasting has been shown to help aid the GI tract in digestion and also protect your gut bacteria, both due to the anti-inflammatory benefits of fasting.
Some studies were done showing that intermittent fasting may actually help improve cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, and inflammatory markers.
Fasting has been shown to directly bump levels of testosterone in men due to helping our androgen receptors, which contributes to increasing testosterone.
Due to the bodies natural hormonal boosts, insulin improvement and survival mechanisms, your metabolism can actually bump up and become faster due to intermittent fasting.
This can help to regulate body composition, body fluids, muscle and bone growth, sugar and fat metabolism, and possibly heart function.
Gene expression is something that happens where your body experiences changes in genes, cells and molecules directly related to life span and disease prevention.
But one of the biggest drivers in intermittent fasting that is leading to weight loss is the fact that it’s easier to adhere to a caloric deficit on a daily basis.
All of the above can already help you lose body fat and drop some pounds.
During a fast, your body will rid of waste materials inside the cells and dead cells themselves while repairing and rebuilding new stronger cells.
