If you're talking about intermittent fasting, some of the more recent studies are showing that we aren't able to trigger autophagy as we'd hoped, and that the results of most IF users is a reduction in total caloric intake. It's tough to consume the same amount of calories in 2 meals as you'd normally do in 3.

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331c8c71 7 months ago | parent [-]

Can you please name some of these studies if you have them handy?

	▲	pedalpete 7 months ago \| parent [-]
		I was looking when I posted the comment, but can't find the relevant studies. This is the best I'm seeing atm. https://www.medicinenet.com/how_long_do_you_need_to_fast_for... Most of the studies we see in IF and autophagy are mouse studies. It isn't to say fasting doesn't result in autophagy in humans, just that the time window most IF practitioners use is not long enough.