Dr. Jason Fung

This must be good for me.

So now the snacking becomes institutionalized.

Whereas pre-1977, snacks are an indulgence, right?

It's not something good for you.

It's something bad for you, but hey, once in a while you indulge.

Then it becomes institutionalized as something that every single one of us should be doing.

And we should never be without food for more than an hour and a half.

Let's think about this very simply, okay?

So if you eat, your insulin is going to go up.

Your body is going to store calories because you told it to.

If you don't eat or if you fast, your body is, your insulin is going to go down.

You're going to bring those calories back out of storage, right?

So you're going to burn calories.

You eat, you store calories.

You don't eat, you burn calories.

Very simple.

So why would you want to eat all the time?

That makes no sense at all.

If you want to lose body fat, you actually need to extend the period of time that you're not eating.

In other words, extend your fasting period and get rid of all the snacks.