Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Fasting Mimicking Diet Part 1

20 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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Aaron Hartman, MD explains how fasting mimicking diets work through two main mechanisms: calorie restriction reduces inflammation and supports gut health, while mild ketosis may benefit brain, gut, and liver function.

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You know, what's the big deal behind fasting and how it can help you? The first thing is the calorie restriction, which a lot of people don't talk about. There's a lot of great evidence that just restricting your calories can actually help with inflammation and gut health during a fasting mimicking diet. That's one of the first things about any of these fasting mimicking diets. The second thing is how much ketosis do these things induce or cause? So if you're doing a fasting mimicking diet and you get a low grade ketosis, this actually helps brain function, gut function, as well as liver function. So that's the second thing to think about.