The Intermittent Fasting Revolution Quotes

“Lee found that intermittent fasting affects the responses of neurons to cortisol differently than “bad stress” does: intermittent fasting causes a decrease in the levels of the glucocorticoid receptor but not in the levels of the mineralocorticoid receptor, which remained high. This discovery showed that neurons in the brain can respond in either a detrimental or beneficial way to the same stress hormone.”
― Mark P. Mattson, The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance

“However, two features of BHB and acetoacetate metabolism provide an advantage for cells that glucose does not offer. The first advantage is that, compared to glucose, fewer free radicals are produced during the process of ATP production from the ketones. The second advantage is that ATP production from the ketones is more efficient—more ATP is produced from each ketone molecule than is produced from each glucose molecule.”
― Mark P. Mattson, The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance