Slaying the fasting myth - Phoenix Low-Carb Lifestyle. Legend has it that fasting or skipping meals will suppress your metabolism and cause you to store fat and burn muscle.
This is a myth; in fact, science shows that short-term fasting (up to 48 hours) increases fat metabolism while protecting lean muscle. Humans evolved as hunters during the ice ages. They ate only when the hunt succeeded and fasted otherwise. In the nineteenth century, native hunter-gatherers typically ate meals only once or twice daily. F.lux: software to make your life better.
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