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A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University finds that diets that include fluctuating fasting can contribute years into your life. Studies have been linked to improved metabolism, lowered blood pressure and improved control of blood sugar levels.
Hoping to get rid of unwanted belly fat? If your diet involves fasting alternately – remembering food for several hours at a time – it may hinder your progress with fat loss around this body, the findings of a new study indicate.
In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia and published in the journal Cell Reports earlier this week, researchers found that the intestinal belly fat – the adipose tissue around the organs, including the stomach – is particularly resistant to the release of energy during alternating fasting. . In other words, this type of fat goes into ‘preservation mode’ to protect its energy in anticipation of the next fasting period, which may make it more difficult to brush unwanted belly fat.
For the study, which was conducted with mice, the researchers ‘examined types of adipose tissue from different places to understand their role during fasting, where no food was consumed on alternate days’, according to a news release about the findings.
They found that two types of fat, visceral, the type mentioned above, as well as subcutaneous fat, found just under the skin and associated with better metabolic health, “undergo dramatic changes during alternating fasting,” said Dr. Larance said. senior study author, in a statement.
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Adipose tissue serves as a source of energy for the body during a fast time by releasing fatty acid molecules. In the study, however, the researchers found that visceral resistance to this release of energy during periods of fasting, suggesting that visceral fat “can adapt to repeated fasting attacks and protect its energy storage,” Larance said.
“This type of adjustment may be the reason why visceral fat is resistant to weight loss after long periods of dieting,” he added.
Mice were used in the study because their physiology is similar to humans. However, their metabolism is much faster, which has enabled the researchers to observe changes in a faster time compared to if they had done a human experiment.
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The researchers used specialized tools to investigate ‘more than 8,500 proteins located in fat deposits’ and to create a catalog of changes that occurred during intermittent fasting, using a technique called proteomics’, or the study of all proteins, according to the release, which add: It is via proteomics that the research team is informed of major cellular changes caused by intermittent fasting, and after further analysis emphasizes the conservation mechanism of the visceral fat in action. ‘
It is important to note that the study focused on fasting alternate days, and Larance warns that the findings “may not apply to different diet regimens such as the 5: 2 diet (fasting 2 days out of 7) or calorie restriction. , which is common in people who want to lose weight. ‘
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It said: “The results lay the foundation for future studies, which will dissect the molecules responsible for the cause of visceral fat resistant to energy release during fasting and will help determine which diet plans are most beneficial to metabolic health. is.”
“Now that we ‘stomach fat’ in mice is resistant to this diet, the big question to answer is why, and how can we best address it?” questioned Larance, pointing out that more studies are needed on this topic.