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The Meal Timing Revolution: Fasting for Fat Loss and Health

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Discover the science-backed truth about intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating from Dr. Satchin Panda's circadian research and Peter Attia's metabolic insights. Can eating the same calories at different times actually change how your body stores fat? This episode cuts through the confusion with evidence from recent clinical trials.

The Meal Timing Revolution: Fasting for Fat Loss and Health
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The Peter Attia Drive
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https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/the-peter-attia-drive/id1400828889
New England Journal of Medicine (RCT)
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https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2114833
Annals of Internal Medicine (RCT)
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https://www.ovid.com/journals/aime/pdf/10.7326/m24-0859~time-restricted-eating-in-adults-with-metabolic-syndrome-a
Cell Metabolism (Randomized Crossover)
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https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(22)00397-7
Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43723901-lifespan
Outlive
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https://www.befreed.ai/book/outlive-by-peter-attia
BMC Medicine (RCT)
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40163873
New England Journal of Medicine (Review)
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https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1905136
The Complete Guide to Fasting
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29780202-the-complete-guide-to-fasting
JAMA Internal Medicine (RCT)
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2623528
The Obesity Code
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https://www.befreed.ai/book/the-obesity-code-by-dr-jason-fung
Cell Metabolism (RCT in Shift Workers)
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36198291/
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Cohort)
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31023424/
Huberman Lab Podcast
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https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-satchin-panda-intermittent-fasting-to-improve-health-cognition-and-longevity
FoundMyFitness Podcast
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https://podcasts.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/satchin-panda
Obesity (RCT)
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.23577
Cell Metabolism (Clinical Trial)
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31813824/
Cell Metabolism (RCT)
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29754952/
TEDx — Mark Mattson
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https://hopkinsathome.jhu.edu/why-fasting-bolsters-brain-power-mark-mattson-tedxjohnshopkinsuniversity
TEDx — Satchin Panda
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https://www.ted.com/talks/satchin_panda_health_lies_in_healthy_circadian_habits
Annual Review of Nutrition (Review)
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https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-nutr-052020-041327
Journal of Translational Medicine (Trial in Trained Men)
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https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-016-1044-0
JAMA Network Open (RCT)
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811116
JAMA Internal Medicine (RCT)
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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2771095
The Circadian Code
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https://www.befreed.ai/book/the-circadian-code-by-satchin-panda
Nature Communications (Phase 2 RCT)
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7311547/
Diet Doctor Podcast
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https://www.dietdoctor.com/video/podcast/episode-80-satchin-panda
TEDx — Valter Longo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVArDzYynYc
TEDx — Satchin Panda
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https://www.ted.com/talks/satchin_panda_how_optimizing_circadian_rhythms_can_increase_healthy_years_to_our_lives
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