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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2164792" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>Even if very short you must be at or below a healthy weight and by fasting you may take your body fat too low and leave yourself vulnerable to infections etc. So it could be counterproductive.</p><p>This may have been why your medics said NO. Otherwise it may be because you are on insulin or blood sugar lowering drugs or anti hypertensives in which case supervision by a medic would be wise.</p><p>I have done 4 days of a fat fast (ate some coconut oil/nut butter) and I have plenty of ballast on me even so I won't do it again because the duration of the fast remains controversial - Doctor Stephen Finney who has been researching keto for a long time now, believes that you can risk losing muscle and at your current weight that will not help your metabolic health.</p><p>Sorry that is not very encouraging but I think you should honestly weight up the risks and benefits of going off the deep end with a multi day fast!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2164792, member: 365308"] Even if very short you must be at or below a healthy weight and by fasting you may take your body fat too low and leave yourself vulnerable to infections etc. So it could be counterproductive. This may have been why your medics said NO. Otherwise it may be because you are on insulin or blood sugar lowering drugs or anti hypertensives in which case supervision by a medic would be wise. I have done 4 days of a fat fast (ate some coconut oil/nut butter) and I have plenty of ballast on me even so I won't do it again because the duration of the fast remains controversial - Doctor Stephen Finney who has been researching keto for a long time now, believes that you can risk losing muscle and at your current weight that will not help your metabolic health. Sorry that is not very encouraging but I think you should honestly weight up the risks and benefits of going off the deep end with a multi day fast! [/QUOTE]
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