Intermittent fasting involves restricting eating to a particular phase of the 24-hour cycle, and water fasting involves not eating for entire days – consuming water only or water with salt.
Adequate levels of sodium, potassium, and magnesium are important when fasting, as neurons of the brain and body depend on them.
Findings suggest no difference in insulin sensitivity and liver enzymes based on the time of the feeding window.
Protein synthesis is greater early in the day versus late in the day.
Leucine is a critical amino acid regardless of whether one is vegan, vegetarian, etc.
Hunger, feeding, and satiety are regulated by neurons in the brain triggered by the stomach, body fat, and gut signals about different levels of nutrients and hunger.
Anorexia is the most dangerous psychiatric disorder with the highest prevalence of death, and it typically starts in adolescence.
Treatment of anorexia involves intervention in habits and behaviors, teaching the individual what is leading up to their habit of selecting food, and cognitive-behavioral therapies.
Bulimia involves binge eating or overeating then purging, and the signal to eat is there but the signal to stop eating is not.
Treatment of bulimia and binge eating involves pharmaceutical and behavioral interventions, with behavioral interventions coupled with drug-based interventions being better than either alone.
