I'd suggest you or your parents google "intermittent fasting" - quite a lot will come up, including peer-reviewed studies of various kinds. There's a fair amount of animal-based research - and some human - into the effects of calorie-restriction and timing on longevity, levels of activity, immune function etc., and as far as I can see most of it is positive. There's also a spectrum of forum, blog and fitness-site anectodal material on various forms of IF as a method of calorie control, with and without the contribution of various exercise approaches, and also discussion of the prevalence of this eating style in the evolutionary history of our species. Again, I've not seen any of the traditional warnings against this WOE borne out in actual reported experiences, when these approaches are implemented sensibly and given a fair trial.
Of course, its possible to abuse any WOE, or indeed any human behaviour pattern you could think of, but pushing things to extremes is not the best way to evaluate the personal relevance of any course of action. Also, I'm sure your parents will be alive to the propaganda value of certain received ideas to the sale of foods associated with particular mealtimes, or to the continued profitability of the chronic oversupply of food outlets available at every turn in the developed world.
David
I discovered this already in high school actually. But I've spent more of my life "not eating" than eating..... My appetite is pretty easily suppressed. Usually if I feel hungry, I know my body really really does need food or something anyway. It's a real sign to me that I need to figure out what to do.
My will power has always been almost too strong for my own good, so its been really important for me to learn what ways of eating are healthiest, since I have no trouble controlling appetite, etc.....almost too much in fact. I get easily distracted from food and eating...everything else usually seems more important to me. That is until I suddenly can't function very well and then I realize I'm messing up.......
I flew through my younger years , through mid 30's or so though never giving food much thought. So much more work focused. I gave it a lot of thought prior to that though, as in wanting to do what was absolutely healthiest and all.....
Chantelle
Ps-so besides the E-book, what are the best and main other sources of info on this WOE? I want to share it with my parents eventually I think, since they do this by nature (eat within a similar eating window) and have for years and years and years. Recently they were told my a person at their fitness center(nutrition expert) that this was bad(their habit). I tried to explain to them otherwise, but would like some concrete stuff they could read as they are avid readers and will likely read it, at least eventually.
On 2/22/10 6:58 AM, "tamaratornado" <tamaratornado@yahoo.com > wrote:
Yes, I would think that exercise would make one hungrier, but it's the opposite. I don't feel hungry when I exercise either.
> On 2/21/10 8:24 AM, "David Nyman" <david@...> wrote:
> > Yes, I also find that I often feel hungrier on days I don't exercise. You can
> > find research references to the appetite-suppressant aspect of exercise,
> > although I've no idea of the mechanisms involved.
> >
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