The Science of
Fasting Mimicking®
Fasting Mimicking®
1. Your cells usually feed on the carbohydrates, protein, and fat you eat.
2. Now imagine you eat a nutrition bar that provides good fats from nuts as they replace most carbs and protein.
Fast Bar was scientifically formulated with these ingredients so that it doesn’t trigger the food sensing system, unlike your usual meals. We call this the fasting mimicking effect and it means that when you eat a Fast Bar during your fasting window, it curbs your hunger without breaking your fast, so you can fast for longer*!
*Benefits seen in a randomized, controlled study in 108 adults after a 15-hour overnight fast comparing the glucose and ketone results every hour for 4 hours in the Fast Bar group, breakfast group and water-fast group. Data on file.
Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent Fasting consists of a Fast On/Fast Off approach, but it may be risky when you skip meals. The following are the most common types of intermittent fasting.
• TIME-RESTRICTED EATING (TRE) - you restrict the hours you eat in a day.
• WHOLE DAY FASTING - you don't eat anything in one day once a week.
• ALTERNATE DAY FASTING - you eat food one day and the next you don't.
• SHORT-TERM INTERMITTENT FASTING - you fast with no food for 2 or 3 consecutive days. Like the 5:2 Diet (2 days of fasting and 5 days of regular eating).
Prolonged Fasting
ProLon® Fasting Mimicking Diet®
Prolonged Fasting is 3 or more consecutive days of fasting in a week. Your body is believed to start the process of autophagy (a process where your cells destroy and recycle cellular debris for nourishment, such as components that no longer function) on day 3, triggering cellular regeneration and the slowing of the markers of aging. ProLon, the 5-Day Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD)™ has been clinically tested to provide many of the benefits of fasting, but lets you Fast with Food™.
About Fasting
The Science
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE FASTING MIMICKING DIET (FMD®), THE FOUNDATION OF FAST BAR™
The FMD patented nutrition technology allows the body to enter and remain in a fasting state – a state which triggers a set of protective measures that the body developed aspart of natural selection when food was scarce and not easy to find and store.This process pushes the body to become more efficient in its performance, rejuvenate its cells, and thrive under such circumstances.
Skipping Breakfast?
SKIPPING BREAKFAST MAY NOT BE GOOD FOR YOU
Scientific research is finding that skipping breakfast may pose risks to cardiovascular health such as the development of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the blood vessels in your body. Several studies have been published by the Journal of the AmericanCollege of Cardiology on this topic. If you are intermittent fasting, and skipping breakfast to extend your fast, now you can have a Fast Bar instead to get the nourishment you need without breaking your fast*.
*Benefits seen in a randomized, controlled study in 108 adults after a 15-hour overnight fast comparing the glucose and ketone results every hour for 4 hours in theFast Bar group, breakfast group and water-fast group. Data on file.
Time Restricted Eating
RESTRICTING THE HOURS YOU EAT IN A DAY WHILE KEEPING CHECK ON YOUR BIOLOGICAL CLOCK MAY LEAD TO BETTER HEALTH
In time-restricted eating (TRE) individuals can compress time for meals ideally up to 12 hours in alignment with the circadian clock. The synergistic interactions of the circadian clock, in combination with fasting/eating (TRE) signals, may ensure that the anabolic (buildup of energy)and catabolic (release of energy) phases of metabolism are coordinated inharmony and regulated along with activity and rest cycles. This rhythm of eating and fasting on a daily basis can enhance nutrient intake that may help optimize the health of the individual to promote longevity.
Learn how restricting the number of hours you eat may be good for you