Recently, a picture of Elon Musk posing shirtless in the sun on a yacht in Mykonos in the Aegean Sea, Greece, surfaced on Twitter and inspired a meme celebration on social media. Netizens trolled Musk for his weight gain and told that he looked normally unfit in the pictures. His father, Errol Musk, a South African engineer and entrepreneur, said that Elon should consider taking weight loss supplement pills on Australian radio station KIIS FM in a show called The Kyle and Jackie O Show. However, Elon didn’t deviate from the attention; and further added that he should “take off his shirt” more often and “nip free”.
However, a few days later, Elon shared a transformation picture of his weight loss on Twitter, in which he lost 9 kgs after intermittent fasting. He had tweeted, “On the advice of a good friend I keep fasting from time to time and feel healthy.” Before jumping on the bandwagon, let’s look at what intermittent fasting is, its advantages and disadvantages, whether it’s safe to practice or not, and more.
On the advice of a good friend, I fast from time to time and feel healthy
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 28 August 2022
What is intermittent fasting?
Intermittent fasting is the practice of going without food for 6-10 hours (sometimes more) in a day and then repeating this exercise as many times as possible. A study titled Clinical Applications of Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss: Progress and Future Directions states that the degree of weight loss achievable with intermittent fasting is combined with regular exercise and a healthy lifestyle with a traditional dietary approach. is similar to. So, are there advantages to intermittent fasting?
The study further noted that the ability of intermittent fasting protocols to help manage long-term weight gain is still unclear and more research is needed. However, the report noted that intermittent fasting leads to improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors such as blood pressure, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides levels, insulin resistance and HbA1c. It is also stated that IF is generally safe, however, caution should be exercised as it may cause certain gastrointestinal, neurological, hormonal or metabolic adverse effects.
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