Why You SHOULDN'T Skip Breakfast | Valter Longo

We all know that fasting has amazing benefits: reduced inflammation, increased cognitive function, fat loss, decreased risk of metabolic dysfunction, and the list goes on and on. But is there a correct way to fast?
I sat down with Dr. Valter Longo to talk about why you shouldn’t skip breakfast, and what happens if you fast incorrectly.

[@michaelhussey440]

Maybe we should all do what Valter Longo says on Monday, then follow David Sinclairs advice on Tuesday , then on Wednesday we go with Mark Hyman, then Thursday can be Jason Fung day, then on Friday we follow a schedule devised by Peter Attia. Saturday is day 6 so eat what your oldest living relative eats. On Sunday throw a dice and repeat one of the 6 eating plans based on what you get. It sounds like it might be at least as good as following one of these, until about 2029 of course when some meta analysis declares that the ONLY thing that REALLY matters is eating according to a consistent pattern...

[@PaulnJenna]

spot on comment

[@DaveR-eo2mk]

😂😂😂

[@yeahnah252]

Haha, it's all as clear as mud 😂

[@PetrilloCinema]

2029? I’ll take it that’s only 5 years away!

[@evadebruijn]

Just take what works for you and leave the rest / go somewhere around the average of all the theories you listed ✌️

[@Marc-zp6uq]

Finally someone gets this right. Yes eat breakfast, pass on lunch. It sort of prepares the body for a good dinner.

[@jamessullenriot]

I find a lot of people that skip meals usually skip breakfast. And then these same people make up for it later in the day eating a ton late in the day then going to be full. So technically they "fasted" but I get what he is saying here. Also, I had grandparents who lived into their 90s, a great aunt who was 107, my parents are late 80s. None of them skipped any meals or did anything they were "supposed" to do. So I now subscribe to the idea of do what you can, and avoid the stress of thinking you are not doing enough. Because at the end of the day, with all of that said, I believe stress is a greater indicator any skipping breakfast, lunch, dinner or whatever

[@aqualane1]

Interesting thoughts

[@5maz]

Yes you are right

[@user-jl1ry7qp1y]

Dr. Valter Longo talks rubbish. If you go low carb, skipping breakfast is the most natural thing in the world.

[@schmingusss]

@@user-jl1ry7qp1y I've been low carb for years and skipped breakfast every day. Did blood work recently and results were awful. High resting blood glucose levels and terrible cholesterol levels. What a waste of time and effort.

[@Baba-so6fh]

Skipping lunch is actually genius. You can have more of a fuller breakfast and dinner

[@Bangle9]

When I have monitored my glucose, I have noticed I am more insulin efficient in the morning and more insulin resistant later in the day. So, like Dr Longo advises, I do make sure to eat a good breakfast to help proper metabolic functioning. And I try to cut off eating at early evening. I intermittently fast 12-13 hours with this routine. From my research, I am typical of people with healthy metabolic functioning. For those with diabetes and severe insulin resistance, you might experience the opposite (wake with high glucose and or spike easily in the morning). I recently heard/read that 80+% of American adults now have some variety of metabolic disorder. A healthcare Tsunami is on the way unless people take charge of their own health and research reputable, ethical information that is not driven by political and corporate profit at all costs (eat real food, not highly processed salty/sugary products).

[@anastasiailieva7800]

It's the circadian rhythm in metabolism- e.g. the general peak in glucose tolerance in the morning has been known to science since the 1960s/1970s. No idea why this has not been made popular...

[@abdelilahbenahmed4350]

Dr Valter LONGO is a world class scientific researcher ; the revenues of his book (the longevity diet) and of the Mimicking fasting diet packages go to charity. Go to pubmed and you'll see the astonishing number of scientific papers ( not KZbin videos !) he has published. As a scientific researcher he has the courage to say "I don't know" when serious data is not available. That's what we can call scientific humility and honesty. Unfortunately some people don't accept recommendations that go against their favorite lifestyle and disrupt their confort zone, even if these recommendations are backed by science (for instance, the fact that a fasting regimen other than 12:12 increases dramatically your risk of having your gallbladder removed). Instead they trust some other clever communicators only on the basis of their recommendations " make sense" .

[@bluejay5531]

I agree, yet it is really so hard to navigate one's health with all that is being written/researched etc. I have been fasting 16/8 for a year and half, skipping breakfast, because that is what was my easiest entry point into this lifestyle, and did loose a lot of weight, however I have not - yet - had any of the other benefits, that I am really seeking, energy, healing and I have kept doing more and more research to figure out what I may be doing wrong or what I can do better, I had just seen elsewhere that 1. breakfast is not the best moment to skip, and dr. Longo confirms that, and also that it's not the best thing to just keep on fasting everyday, but there needs to be some flexibility. I have also done some longer fasts interspersed, but now I am pausing - because as I said, I was not getting the real health benefits, apart from weight loss - and trying to learn more before getting back to it. It's not always easy to keep re-adjusting, especially when we get invested in our behaviours/beliefs, but it's probably the only way. Acknowledge that we don't know, or that we were wrong, or that things have changed or that there is something that can be better done...

[@damianjones6546]

I think we should all eat when our bodies feel like it, and fast when our bodies feel like it.

[@parthsna]

Still doesn't answer why we shouldn't skip breakfast. You should retitle this.

[@homeontherange733]

Fasting in the afternoon would be ideal. But the afternoon is usually reserved for family and friend gatherings. Morning fasting would be a good compromise.

[@user-eh2sj2mc1u]

So, according to this guy, breakfast in Italy consists of three main options: yoghurt, milk and bread. As milk is not a food but a drink, I feel we can narrow this down to two food options: yoghurt and bread. Is that really what Italians have for breakfast? Bread and/or yoghurt? From this, I'm guessing that the typical Italian walks into the kitchen each morning, makes some coffee (perhaps a cappuccino) and then spreads yoghurt on a slice of dry bread. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@bigtenfans5831]

This runs counter to much of what is being taught by the longevity and functional docs.

[@ahbeemarie7451]

I haven't eaten breakfast since I was 17 yrs old. I am now 62. I don't eat until 6 or7 hours after I get up.

[@SciSciToys]

@@ahbeemarie7451 We are all different

[@dude861]

@@ahbeemarie7451 Yea but one person does not make a case for everyone. People need to realize that, it's so obvious and yet the internet is full of "you know my grandfather did this and that shit and still lived a million years" or whatever.

[@ahbeemarie7451]

@@dude861 ...that's true. But the thing is...we aren't hungry in the am. We have expended no energy to deserve food. Science proves that the longer you go before stuffing food in your face, the better for your body.

[@juelix]

They all contradict each other. It's nothing new.

[@Masterlowen21]

I am in a planet of my own... I will be brief... I did one meal a day for years, after that, I will eat after 23 hours out of obligation even thought I was not hungry because I knew, that once I ate, I will go another 23 hours without eating... Well, after doing this for so many years, my body adapted, and now the one meal a day was nothing, I was not even hungry at 23 hours... So, I wanted to raise the bar and try, one meal a everything 36 hours, but this became super inconvenient because at the 36 hour mark, where I actually felt hungry, I was at work where I don't have access to good nutrition like in my home, or I simply don't have the time to eat such a large meal, besides, who wants to have a huge meal and continue working while your body is trying to digest this massive meal? Long story short, I eat one meal after 46 hours, I have a two hour feeding window, I am super strict about this eating window, and no more calories after 46 hours has passed by... Why 46, because by that time, I will be at home, I have good nutrition at home, I don't have to worry about eating quickly if not I will be late to work, this is another reason I stopped eating my one big meal before going to work, when you come home on your second day, I have time to prepare, no one bothers me, I can take my time to prepare things because I work the afternoon shift the next day... So, I now eat one meal every 46 hours, with a two hour feeding window that allows me to prepare food, cook food, and eat food... Question, I know I can very very valuable subject to any scientist conducting the effects of the mind, body, of this "radical" way of eating... Can you somehow connect me with one of your research scientist, tell them about me, tell them I am a willing participant at no cost, does not have to compensate me in any way, I just want to know if I am doing this correctly, or if I am harming my health by my radical pattern of eating, I need supervision, can you do that for me, pretty please???

[@mischavandenburg]

Very interesting, you seem to have completely detached yourself from the emotional side of eating and have managed to simply eat only to sustain your body and your life. You should definitely be studied, maybe try reaching out to Bryan Johnson as well, I think he might be interested in running some tests on you

[@juliasp14]

This is impressive!! Do you feel hungry during your 46 fasting window? How do you deal with hunger? Do you have a lot of energy during the day and how is your sleep on empty stomach?

[@Ikr2025]

Really interesting. Would save a lot of time and money. Wonder if its how our ancestors ate. Or maybe they lasted longer like 5 days or something.

[@healthresearchnow]

@Dhru it is refreshing to hear scientific honesty when he says “I don’t know”, but then attributing Emma’s 117 years to genetics because of her siblings, is cutting it too short. He mentions epigenetics, and it is now known the “genetics loads the g*n, but epigenetics pulls the trigger”. Meaning that lifestyle determines what genes are activated, and towards what function. So I wonder how all those siblings were raised. How did they all eat. How did they all live (mentally, physically, stress, etc.) Additionally, I wonder if they asked not only how they were eating and living at age 100, but more importantly, how did they actually eat and live the 50, 60, 70 years before that. They could have derived and created a solid foundation during those years, that then allowed them to eat differently later. Thus their longevity and vitality at age 100+ might not at all be due to how they ate and lived at those late ages, but rather on what they did way before that. Ex: maybe they skipped breakfast when they were much older (due to less physical requirements), but they actually always ate breakfast the previous 50-60 years. It would be interesting to see the information broken down that way. Thanks for a great interview!

[@donatelladepatre5695]

Only 12 hours of fasting not sixteen 👍👩🇮🇹

[@jacquelinedella-santa2451]

excellent

[@anastasiailieva7800]

And so, if I'm trying to GAIN weight, should I do some longer fasting (longer than 1- 2 days) in order to slow down my metabolism and start making fat? How about elderly sarcopenic people (a majority, btw)-should they be doing the same in order to beat their sarcopenia? 🤔

[@alienautopsy9326]

Best way to gain weight, eat right before bed. Sumo wrestlers load up on carbs close to bed time and their body absorbs all of it since you won’t be moving until you wake up.

[@PetrilloCinema]

I’m a longevity junkie. The common thread among all of these researchers is that you want to feel and look young/athletic. If you have that, you’re doing the right thing. : Edit: and you should track your biomarkers via blood tests to confirm that your innards are just as healthy. Some things will have you feeling like that in the short term, but put you at risk of long term harm -> Atkins, paleo, keto. : For example: mice on high protein low carb diet lost weight but lived the shortest lives + worst health compared to control and low protein high carb mice (which lived the longest lives in best health). That’s a study summary out of Dr. Longo’s book. Pescatarian and Vegan diets are, as far as I know, the most well supported of all. I’ve seen a lot of studies. We need to go by the preponderance of the evidence, and that’s where it stands. The animal studies, epidemiology (population studies), centenarian studies, clinical trials, and molecular mechanisms are all in support.

[@surfdetective]

With fasting just really becoming popular where is he getting his data from? Love hearing both sides, but I’ll stick with Dr Fung.

[@iann.152]

He's getting his data provided by Nestle or Cheerios...

[@delishme2]

He is a research scientist who is a Nominated Nobel Laureate (2017). He has successfully saved lives and changed the mortality of Cancer Patients, he now works with Diabetes and is one of the world leaders on longevity and prevention of age related diseases. If you knew what you were talking about, and had read an academic paper rather than listening to KZbin, you would know who he was, just saying. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@bogdanbogdan3462]

@@delishme2 This guy is saying that fasting by skipping breakfast is causing cancer. i dont need to read what you said to know that's complete BS

[@thevcountdown9824]

@@bogdanbogdan3462 did you study medicine??? so why open your mouth??

[@fabiopapalia]

The caloric intake is as important as the fasting regimen. The meta analysis about breakfast skipping does not account about calorie intake AND overall body fat percentages of people. To have less cardiovascular diseases you need to stay fit, not obese. Fasting alone does not guarantee you are not overweight. Longo should take in consideration some more data: science is researching the complexity, not a One data fits all. Fasting is a tool; but you still need to lose excessive body fat, or else skipping breakfast alone is not enough to avoid CVD or other issues. Meta analysis told that breakfast skipping lead to overeating in the remaining meals! But the CALORIC intake is still as important as the eating schedule!

[@cindysanford4254]

When I skip breakfast, unlike many perhaps, I tend to eat less not more throughout the day. Just don’t feel as hungry. It’s also helpful me eliminate cravings for sweet foods. Perhaps how we respond to the different dietary options is individualized, and depends on your body’s own unique make up.

[@le832]

It’s very vague to say people who eat breakfast are in better health…and he never really says what to eat. Like if you eat a McDonald’s breakfast, it’s good? Sounds very shaky to me. He claims that the Italian centenarians he’s observed eat some type of breakfast like “some yogurt, milk, or bread” - Huh??? Very scientific evidence….not. At least, Dr William Li and Dr Jason Fung provide more details and treat or have treated patients and provide case studies.

[@tslilbearshoppe9870]

If he skips lunch, I'll skip lunch. He's a super smart dude.

[@Masterlowen21]

First question... Do you feel hungry during your 46 fasting window? How do you deal with hunger? Well, when I eat, in my two hour window, I eat lots of food, massive amounts, on average, 6 pounds of food in one sitting, which will ensure me plenty of energy to last me about 24 hours... because not everything I eat is rich in calories, but most of what I eat is rich in calories... So I start to get a little tingle in my belly of hunger after 24 hours, this goes away and does not come back at the 36 hour mark... After 36 hours, I can really hear my stomach growling, but keep in mind that at this point, I am 10 hours away from my massive meal, besides, this feeling does go away after 15 minutes or so... Second question... How do you deal with hunger? I have been doing one meal a day for years, I started in my late 30's, so by this point, my body has adapted to survive on very little food, so I can tell you to answer your question, I can tell you from experience that hunger is something that comes and goes in waves... So, when you feel hungry, this are hormones that are activating your hunger, but if you ignore it, they will go away, when they go away, you no longer feel hungry what so ever.... However, if you walk into a restaurant and you smell food, your hunger will come back instantly, because your mind knows your surrounded by food and you will soon feast on this food! Third question... Do you have a lot of energy during the day? Great question, during the first 24, I have great energy, lots of it, after 24, like I said before, I get a little hunger, and this feeling goes away after 10 to 15 minutes, however, my mind is telling me to eat something, I ignore it all these signals, and instead I drink 2 ounces of vinegar diluted into 32oz of water, this will help me switch metabolism from carbohydrate to fat metabolism burning for energy... So shortly after I go to sleep... When I wake up, I feel hungry like I should eat something, and I even feel like I don't have the energy to get out of bed to do anything... This is my body's way of making another attempt to try to get me to eat something before I head out the door, I ignore it...However, I do I get up from bed, go to bathroom and get ready, get dressed for work, run down the stairs and at this point, the body realizes that there is a demand for energy, so it has no choice but to offer me more energy in order to survive the day in hopes of finding food sometime later in the day... Also, I want to mention something very important, when I do go to sleep after my 24 mark and I wake up the following day, my body does not want to get out of bed and I feel drained of energy, I have very little energy, I don't even want to get out of bed, and that is because, during my sleep, my body's fat cells are being broken down for energy and for this reason I feel weak in the morning, because I am breaking down my body as I sleep... and I don't know about you or if you ever fasted in your life, but if you have ever fasted, longer fast, like a few days, you should know that when your body is being broken down, you are weak, you feel weak, and your body is trying to preserve energy, and you should be in bed when you fast for long fast... You should not be doing exercise or anything else, you should be in bed because again, your body is being broken down and miracles are happening in your body, something called AUTOPHAGY, just google autophagy and you will get this " Autophagy allows your body to break down and reuse old cell parts so your cells can operate more efficiently. It's a natural cleaning out process that begins when your cells are stressed or deprived of nutrients. Researchers are studying autophagy's role in potentially preventing and fighting disease" not to mention life extension, I am my own human guinea pig, I am doing this on my own without any help or guidance... However, to be fair, autophagy starts at around 24 to 48 hour mark and peaks sometime after 72 hours, I do shorter fast back to back, so I get some autophagy, but not like if I was doing like a 5 day fast or something... However, another thing I want to say about my energy, sometimes, after 46 hours, I am so strong and have so much energy, I feel like I could go another 48 hours without eating but I choose to eat anyways because I don't want to loose body mass, but when I feel like this, I easily could go another 48 hours without eating nothing, because at this point, I am at full blown fat burning mode and my fasting is really engaged at 110% unlike some other days, where I feel more weak and I feel like I need to eat, and yes, I get "hangry" get a bit irritable after 36 hours of not eating, but not always... Fourth question... How is your sleep on empty stomach? After my first 24 hours, I feel a little hungry, but its not about feeling hungry anymore with me, hunger comes and goes, what I experience now is not hunger but rather, I feel discomfort knowing I am going to bed hungry, the good news is that this feeling does go away too, but it's not nice, I feels awful, terrible feeling, but it goes away too, just keep that in mind... Now, in my feeding window I eat a massive meal and go to sleep on a extra full stomach, so throughout the night, I sleep well but my body is mainly concentrating on digestion, so when I wake up, digestion is complete, and as soon as I wake up, I take one massive dump which all of it comes out in one push "sorry for being so graphic" However, after 24 hours, when I manage to go to bed and sleep, I am literately going to bed on an completely empty stomach, this is when I get the best sleep, because unlike the night before when I went to bed on a full stomach, this night I am going to bed on a completely empty stomach and I get those feelings of discomfort that I was mentioned before, but when I fall asleep, I sleep too well, very solid sleep, nothing can wake me up, I fall into a deep sleep that I don't want to wake up from, and that is because my entire body is being broken down, instead of digesting, tonight my body will feed on my own body tissues... Sorry for the long rant, but no one in this planted is interested in my fasting, so when you showed me a some interest, I opened my heart to you... I really want to be studied by people who want to learn more about the effects of fasting on a real live human that is compliment and willing to endure pain, suffering, and hunger in the name of science and for the possibility of living past 100 years and in great health!!!!

[@Ikr2025]

Really interesting. I’m considering fasting for health reasons and found your detailed description v helpful thanks.

[@eddiegill]

Hard to intermittent fast if you skip mid day meal?

[@johnathanbell6992]

It feels like he is attacking intermittent fasting

[@YG-ci9pg]

I believe that one must not fast everyday ... that's why i prefer a form of ADF and eating breakfast and lunch on other days

[@Sofia99988]

I made 20 important Italian dishes and published them, all recommended by Professor Valter Longo, thank Professor Valter Longo very much.

[@whenifeellow]

I fast 18 hours a day. In my 6 hour eating window, I eat a late breakfast, about 3-4 hours after I wake up, and an early dinner, about 6-7 hours before I go to bed. In order to fast 18 hours every day, I shorten the eating window accordingly. By eating breakfast 3-4 hours after I wake up, is that too late and therefore like skipping breakfast?

[@BB-ux5wd]

What studies are they talking about for 300-400 breakfast?

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

There are none on skipping 'breakfast".

[@johnc.8298]

Yet for millennia, humans never had food waiting for them when they awakened. They had to spend perhaps hours in search of their first meal if they even ate that same day. Historically speaking, in paleolithic times the normal way of life involved fasting most days of the week interrupted by a pig out every so many days (if their hunt was successful). The morning meal was an invention of the agricultural revolution a few thousand years ago. A relatively recent lifestyle of humans.

[@abdelilahbenahmed4350]

The invention of the morning meal, a relatively recent lifestyle of humans, probably increased their lifespan, which was quite short.

[@SciSciToys]

@@abdelilahbenahmed4350 Exactly

[@delishme2]

Who said ? You dont think humans have been preserving g food for as long as they had access to it. I think it highly likely before people went to hunt and gather, they would eat some of what they had stored to make sure they had energy to get through the day, and safe guard them against not being succ3ssful on that day. ie fruit, nuts and dried meats.

[@user-nk2ub1hd2p]

They also died mich sooner

[@johnc.8298]

​@@user-nk2ub1hd2p Life span and life expectancy are different things. I read that archeologists have stated that if a person survives birth, diseases, and accidents, he could live to be 80-90 years of age. The stat we hear that in paleolithic times (and industrial revolution, etc.)the life expectancy was barely out of the forties is due to the "average" being pulled down due to birthing deaths (very high), childhood diseases, and daily dangers. Most people didn't survive to reach their teens let alone the forties but that doesn't mean they couldn't and a number of fossils indicate they indeed did. Modern medicine has been a great intervention, especially prenatal and natal care.

[@rubinv7]

"Why you shouldn't skip breakfast". O Dr Valter Longo ήταν αυτός που πρώτος κατέδειξε τα οφέλη της νηστείας και τον ρόλο της στην καταστολή των ασθενειών kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJDGi5R-eJWZpck

[@joseaguirre5508]

Contradictions! Jason Fung and other doctors are saying something different....who knows!!!

[@XX-qi5eu]

Our Hunter-gatherer ancestors got up before dawn, hunted and collected in the cooler mornings and ate by midday, no leftovers, no snacks, no dinner.

[@ronaldgmaster5782]

And you know this how? Were you there?

[@chswats428]

No way I can not skip lunch I work in Construction I think I’m gonna steack with breakfast I do every 2 day per week I want to go 5 day pero week see how it goes.

[@safraan100]

Andrew, read his book, than you understand the context

[@KyleYi]

I disagree. For most healthy people, breakfast is not needed in the morning. When you wake up in the morning , your blood sugar level is still fairly high, even in empty stomach; there is no need to eat food to elevate your sugar level. 16-8, and skipping breakfast is still safe and most convenient way to daily Intermittent Fasting. I’ve been skipping breakfast and doing 16-8 IF for years and look and feel great! But would love to see data to prove me wrong.

[@delishme2]

GO look it up then, its called looking up Pubmed, Science, Nature 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@ethan7062]

@@delishme2nothing about this guys response indicated that he wouldn’t go look up what he was talking about or the fact he was unaware that he could look it up on the sources you replied about. Stop assuming stuff.. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ramkumar-lc1st]

You are right 👍 keep doing

[@mariatrimboli3467]

so much confusion in this fasting topic ?

[@wahnano]

BREAK-FAST doesn't mean eating in the morning even if you're not hungry.

[@Truth222-lf3lc]

Breakfast means morning unless you sleep during the day and wake up at night.

[@wahnano]

@@Truth222-lf3lc : While breakfast is typically associated with the morning, in some cultures and situations, people may have "breakfast" at anytime of the day or night.

[@eddiegill]

If you eat breakfast at 8am and skip lunch and eat dinner around 7pm how is that intermittent fasting?

[@SciSciToys]

You in essence do a 12/12, it is safer than 16/8 or 18/6 due to a few factors, one being bile stasis, another could be increased stomach acid attacking your stomach and duodenum if you are susceptible to acid reflux, gerd etc, it is a time restriction but very gentle one, as he says, we dont know the long term affects of these TRF patterns, i.e. being in ketosis constantly may not be a good idea and may even shorten life.

[@stilmotionpicture]

I’m trying I’m trying … but he is not making any sense. Sorry I can’t watch this.

[@YogaPinay]

Valter Longo has always been like that even in other interviews, he doesn't give any clear answer because he wants people to buy their FMD product.

[@kazoz3520]

​@@YogaPinayI've found him frustrating too that he doesn't go into the specifics of FMD, but come to accept that it is nuanced, personalised for each individual's health & medical background (eg specific cancers etc), that he doesn't want it treated like a fad diet, & wants the clients to be medically supervised. Note - his book profits all go to his foundations (for research and programs).

[@robinsheppard1893]

It is all so confusing, Dr. Longo says not to fast. Dr. Hyman says to fast. Rich Roll says no to meat and others say yes...I guess one has to choose a best course of action for themselves...

[@b.gutierrez6580]

No, Dr. Longo (I read his book) suggests "fast mimicking diets" several times a year, which, in his recommendation, is 5 days of nearly fasting in a row. Too complicated to go into, but you're hearing a snippet here and, out of context, is difficult to apply other than not intermittent fasting (if you can even call it that) for more than about 13 hours

[@user-nk2ub1hd2p]

He literally promotes fasting he does not promote excessive fasting or excessive eating

[@napnap609]

How could the study Longo spoke of create any confidence that skipping breakfast is bad? Longo said the study involved people just being called up and asked if they ate breakfast or not, not even what kind of breakfast was eaten. The majority of people they called must have just so happened to be eating healthy breakfasts because without knowing WHAT they ate, just THAT they ate breakfast, doesn't seem to create any reliability. Certainly it's not healthy to eat just any kind of food at breakfast, it would have to be the right kind.

[@iann.152]

You don't know who to believe anymore, with so much contradiction among scientist, PhD or whatever alphabet after there names... I guess most researchers always follow whoever finance there research and rely on data that was given to them from previous research which mostly finance by big pharma... but I guess the secret to longevity is 80% genes and 20% lifestyle...

[@w3w3w3]

the studies he is talking about where finaced by breakfast companies... lol

[@StuffMadeOnDreams]

I don't think eating dinner is a good idea because you will be storing fat during the night, as metabolism slows down during sleep. At the very most, I would simply eat a soup with no bread, or a glass of milk. Also, remember, as one grows older, one should diminish the intake of calories as metabolism slows down too. What do I see every Saturday evening?. Lots of aged people eating huge dinners at restaurants. They don't know it but they simply accelerate their end. Here's the bad news for rich or affluent people as they grow older: eating healthy is cheap and the more money one has, the more one spends on unhealthy or extra food that one does not need, because as one ages, the metabolism slows down and one needs less food. What is a "harsh environment"?. Our ancestors did not have a fridge on the savannah. They hunted by following and outrunning animals under extreme heat, this is how we lost our body hair. They ate meat whenever they could and ate mostly fruit, plants, nuts and roots. Our body was made to live and survive in a harsh cut-throat environment. Look at the bushmen and the traditional people of Papua New Guinea, they are extremely slim because the exercise throughout the day and don't over-eat. Only by looking at Mr. Longo's face I can see he is eating too much for his age. If he skipped dinner, he would automatically loose all that fat he has in his face. Avoid alcohol, read meat, pork and white bread altogether, with no religious thought here involved, just common sense and scientific reports on cancer. Concentrate on various nuts, porridge, salmon, chicken and turkey. Eat good chick peas and really red beans. Eat carrots and some fruit but not too much. Drink water but not too much or else you also intoxicate yourself. Coffee and green tea are good, as well as pure cocoa or very dark chocolate. Do easy gymnastic exercises every day at home, no need for expensive gym and pumping. No massive extra-muscle will make you live longer and might quicken your death instead. I think that the key point to retain here folks is to eat good quality food and in moderate quantities at the right time of the day and to use your body but not to consume it or deform it.

[@MCDRCF007]

Worst meal you can have you have no idea

[@johnathanbell6992]

Is it because he is selling the fasting-mimicking diet?

[@bogdanbogdan3462]

Ofcourse

[@september2587]

do your own research

[@tinalemay3418]

He invented the fasting mimicking diet for cancer patients because the cancer cells are most vulnerable and chemotherapy becomes more successful.

[@abeomar1859]

I fast twice a week for 18 hours each, am I wrong ?

[@ginodumitru2529]

This is so confusing

[@SciSciToys]

@@ginodumitru2529 For some people skipping breakfast is not good as you tend to eat more in the evening, thhis shortens life

[@ginodumitru2529]

@@SciSciToys Base on that my life it's shortened by more then 10 years since I skipped breakfast for the last 6 years

[@user-nk2ub1hd2p]

He says the data says no more than 12 hours. And the low calorie diet for 5 days up to 3-4 times a year

[@fiftiesandfabulous]

What’s he talking about!

[@surfdetective]

Pretty much nothing

[@andrewscott2398]

He’s sounds like a politician saying absolutely nothing very irritating interview

[@fiftiesandfabulous]

There’s always some idiot like him who likes to upset the apple art. Click bait is such a bloody waste of my time!

[@bogdanbogdan3462]

what is this guy talking about? 1 in a million cases are lucky enough to be ok with no breakfast? thats laughable

[@ahbeemarie7451]

No one needs breakfast. You haven't expended any energy to make yourself hungry.....you've slept all night.

[@eddiegill]

Far better to eat a healthy lunch at 11am if you must. That’s only two and a half hours after most eat breakfast

[@superv757]

Don't comment things you can't back up, especially if a PhD says otherwise in the clip you are writing a comment under.

[@michael-bell]

Ha! It's the other way around. You've spent 7 to 8 hours fasting and it's time to break the fast with some food to produce energy

[@doddsalfa]

Wrong

[@ginodumitru2529]

What happened when people have breakfast? We don't know. Are you kidding me, you don't know? All the answers are we don't know

[@fredrkoenig]

All I keep hearing is “I don’t know”. So why make a video of somebody who doesn’t know what they’re talking about

[@BenedickHoward]

BS

[@user-ot2rw5gu2s]

Vague

[@trudymackay7578]

B.S.

[@dhavalpatel299]

His opinions are opposite to the most of scientific studies. Even almost all ancient cultures recommend fasting at regular interval. I reject his ideas.

[@bmrozek]

What rubbish! 18 hour fasting has lots of benefits. Breakfast is seriously overrated!

[@qbarnes1893]

Total bs

[@superbaby7353]

Sorry but you are wrong

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

Cornflakes are great, aren't they?

[@mango1325]

No breakfast for me,for last 50 years.I do fast and eat once a day ,Non cooked vegetarian food.

[@andrewscott2398]

He said a lot of Nothing….. He sounds like a politician that tries to please all side of the equation….. I got nothing from this so call expert on fasting

[@surfdetective]

So true……” fasting means absolutely nothing “ not buying his point of view. Opinions without data don’t add up.

[@javahardumb4655]

You have got it. Very correct you are here.

[@altrs9215]

He said that meta-analyses show that people who skip breakfast have a higher incidence of mortality, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. So if we should skip a meal it shouldn't be breakfast but lunch or dinner. He then said among people who fast for gallstone operations that those who fast for 16hrs have double the risk of those who fast for 10hrs. He then speculates, saying WHAT IF the continuous generation of lots of fatty acids and ketone bodies is actually a problem? COULD fatty acid accumulation in the heart and some tissues be a problem? WE DON'T KNOW. It is POSSIBLE that long term fasts cause changes that are detrimental. He also said the data said the cut off was 400 calories for breakfast. So 3 to 4 hundred calories should be for breakfast. He said that genetics may account for the long life spans of centennarians which may account for their ability to live past 100 years while following lifestyles that among the majority have been shown to be detrimental. You said he said nothing, but you chose to hear nothing. The reason why you chose to hear nothing I don't understand. If you want evidence don't watch a KZbin video, go and read through some of his 274 research publications.

[@delishme2]

He is a Nominated Nobel Laureate, who has significantly reduced the mortality for Cancer with his research, and is now working on Diabetes. His whole focus is longevity and making an impact on age related diseases. But hey, you are smarter and more knowledgeable listening to all those KZbinrs and bloggers right ? 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 Some people are just too dumb for words.

[@kukulele]

He got this so wrong.. Like he is against healthy lifestyle..