In science we have a pretty good rule, we don’t go from one study to a public health recommendation.

Ruth Patterson

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Maybe sleep and insulin levels may be affecting downstream risks... by Ruth Patterson

Maybe sleep and insulin levels may be affecting downstream risks including breast cancer.

I would say there is no harm in trying it in terms of seeing if Jeffrey Peppercorn sleep better and feel better in terms of metabolic health, but I don’t think I ’d say it will help with Jeffrey Peppercorn breast cancer recurrence risk.

In kids, we know breakfast really affects academic performance, and you would think perhaps the same thing would apply to adults.

There has been so much energy on what we eat and on carbohydrates and it's only very recently that there have been studies to say that we have been ignoring timing and timing might be as important.

The really strong evidence is in rodent studies mostly where [timing calories] is a huge powerful predictor of overall metabolic health and chronic disease prevention.

If you are interested in modest weight loss over time or better metabolic health, then this could be the way to go, [but] if you really want to lose a lot of weight fast then you're still going to have to cut way back on what you eat overall.

We think that nighttime fasting is a feasible lifestyle [while] s... by Ruth Patterson

We think that nighttime fasting is a feasible lifestyle [while] something like diet is not.