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Originally Posted by splatbass
Medical science says otherwise. Your body protects itself when you don't eat for a long period of time by storing fat. Then when you do eat your body craves carbs to fill the void and you eat to much. Not a good way to lose weight.
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First off, you said "but in the short term your body will stop burning fat and start storing it." This is absolutely false. Ketogenic diets (which work -- "medical science" has proven it time and time again) are based upon the principle that your body will switch to FFA for energy during periods of fasting and low/no carbohydrate intake.
It's true that your body will begin to slow its metabolism in response to decreased caloric intake, but this is a function of the degree to which you are in a caloric deficit and not specific to fasting.
It may not be YOUR preferred way to lose weight, as not everyone has the willpower to not only fast, but to not crash out (which is why refeed/recycle days on a fast/ketogenic diet are so important, not only physiologically, but mentally, as well). But to call it "not a good way to lose weight" is blatantly false, and quite frankly, ignorant of current dietary research, theory and practice.