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		lubonay on Sept 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fasting improves chemotherapy results and protects... Fasting != malnourishment tho. Anecdotally, I've been doing 16/8, 20/4 intermittent fasting and a couple of 24-48h fasts over the past 10 years and have not yet developed anorexia.

stavros on Sept 15, 2020 [–]

I've been doing 16/8 for the past year+ and I've barely lost any weight (BMI of 25.5ish but I'm muscular). I've always been quite comfortable going without food for 16 hours, so I'm never even hungry.

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