High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS
Intermittent Fasting Does NOT Increase Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
Mar 21, 2024
Debunking sensational headlines about intermittent fasting and heart disease risk. Analyzing flawed methodology, demographic biases, and conflicts of interest in research. Exploring benefits of time-restricted feeding and advocating for continued practice.
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- Intermittent fasting's cardiovascular risk study had limitations in data collection methods, raising doubts about causal associations.
- Time-restricted eating within an 8-hour window showed higher mortality rates due to factors like smoking and BMI.
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Misleading Headlines on Cardiovascular Risk
The podcast addresses misleading headlines regarding intermittent fasting and its association with a 91% increase in cardiovascular-related death risk. The speaker critiques the sensationalized media reporting on a study from the American Heart Association's conference in Chicago, highlighting that the data collection method through NHANES surveys had limitations in determining causality. The study focused on time-restricted eating within an 8-hour window, with only a small subset of participants practicing this, leading to potential biases in the results due to unhealthy lifestyle factors like smoking and high BMI.
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