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Wait, isn't Attia a big advocate of periodic fasting?

Not anymore. More recent research has failed to find any real benefits to intermittent fasting, at least for people who are already at a healthy weight. And it seems to have some negative effects for body composition.

https://peterattiamd.com/ep-300-exercise-nutrition-fasting-m...

Note I used periodic instead of intermittent for a reason. I seem to recall he was recently for something like a day a day and a half fast per month. Don't follow him that closely, did he move away from that too?

I think he no longer fasts, 1. because it reduces muscles 2. because of lifestyle changes; he now spends almost all time with the family.

>>he now spends almost all time with the family.

I see this too, for some reason people who don't fast kind of find it rude if people around them are fasting. Families even more so.

It's generally uncomfortable to share meals with people who aren't eating. It's deeply ingrained in many cultures to "break bread" in a way, so I think that's why it can be perceived as rude.

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