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Constant caloric restriction is not the same as intermittent fasting.

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therapy available for type 2 diabetes. But can’t you simply reduce your daily calorie intake to get the same effect? It sounds good, but the simple answer is no.

Jason Fung • The Diabetes Code

fasting is actually better than surgery at lowering weight and reducing blood glucose.1 Fasting produced almost twice the weight loss of bariatric surgery.

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Simply put, bariatrics is surgically enforced fasting.

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However, these are two entirely different statements.

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When the American Diabetes Association says there is no cure for type 2 diabetes, what they mean is that there is no drug cure.

Jason Fung • The Diabetes Code

There are good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates. What is the key distinguishing factor? Refining and processing.