#11 - AMA #2: the Nothingburger — results from Peter’s week-long fast between two weeks of nutritional ketosis — and answering questions on all things fasting
The Peter Attia Drive
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Do Fast Periods Lead to Lean Mass Loss Over Time?
It hasn't really been sussed out whether these periods of fast would lead to lean tissue loss over time which would be as particularly if you're thinking of health span and lifespan. weight training is probably the best way to either add lean mass or preserve it, maybe protein intake itself is is secondYeah i totally agree with this and i think this is a great example of selective mTOR inhibition in an ideal world you don't really want to turn off mTOR in the muscle you'll get muscular dystrophy but the far bigger issue is we age is mTOR activity going down in the muscle that's what's leading to sarcopenia.
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