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Fear mongering money hungry charlatan. His claims have been debunked numerous times. He uses fear to spread misinformation to sell his stuff.</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:4px 10px 8px;font-size:smaller;line-height:1.6em;text-align:right;"><cite style="font-style:normal;position:relative;z-index:2">—Nutritional scientist Layne Norton on Jason Fung<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Low_carb_breakfast.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Low_carb_breakfast.jpg/330px-Low_carb_breakfast.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="170" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Low_carb_breakfast.jpg/500px-Low_carb_breakfast.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Low_carb_breakfast.jpg/960px-Low_carb_breakfast.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4240" data-file-height="2400" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Low_carb_breakfast.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Low carbohydrate high fat breakfast</div></div></div> <p><b>Jason Fung</b> (1973–) is a <a href="/wiki/Canadian" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian">Canadian</a> nephrologist, <a href="/wiki/Cholesterol_denialist" class="mw-redirect" title="Cholesterol denialist">cholesterol denialist</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Low-carbohydrate_diet" class="mw-redirect" title="Low-carbohydrate diet">low-carbohydrate diet</a> advocate who promotes <a href="/wiki/Pseudoscience" title="Pseudoscience">pseudoscientific</a> views about nutrition. Fung advocates intermittent <a href="/wiki/Fasting" title="Fasting">fasting</a> and a low-carbohydrate high-fat diet to prevent and treat practically every disease, including <a href="/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a>, heart disease, and <a href="/wiki/Obesity" title="Obesity">obesity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-medicalbrief_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medicalbrief-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> Fung advertises himself as a "world expert" on intermittent fasting.<sup id="cite_ref-medicalbrief_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medicalbrief-2">[2]</a></sup> He is a <a href="/wiki/Conspiracy_theorist" class="mw-redirect" title="Conspiracy theorist">conspiracy theorist</a> who rejects <a href="/wiki/Evidence-based_medicine" title="Evidence-based medicine">evidence-based medicine</a> as a "killing for profit" scam.<sup id="cite_ref-scam_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scam-5">[5]</a></sup> </p><p>Fung is a functional medicine proponent (a type of <a href="/wiki/Alternative_medicine" title="Alternative medicine">alternative medicine</a> pseudoscience) who works with <a href="/wiki/Naturopath" class="mw-redirect" title="Naturopath">naturopaths</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> He has authored many low-carbohydrate books and cookbooks and chooses to avoid publishing his ideas in <a href="/wiki/Peer-reviewed" class="mw-redirect" title="Peer-reviewed">peer-reviewed</a> medical journals.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> His book <i>The PCOS Plan: Prevent and Reverse Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Through Diet and Fasting</i> was co-authored with naturopath quack Nadia Brito Pateguana.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> Similar to <a href="/wiki/Eric_Berg" title="Eric Berg">Eric Berg</a>, Fung promotes his low-carb dietary views on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> </p><p>Fung has been criticized for bullying academics who disagree with his low-carb dietary views and fat-shaming physicians.<sup id="cite_ref-Biolayne_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biolayne-11">[11]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vox_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vox-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Beliefs"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Beliefs</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Cancer"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Cancer</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Fasting"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Fasting</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Bullying_and_fat-shaming"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Bullying and fat-shaming</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Beliefs">Beliefs</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jason_Fung&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Beliefs">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Cancer">Cancer</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jason_Fung&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cancer">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Fung argues that intermittent fasting (IF) and a <a href="/wiki/Ketogenic_diet" class="mw-redirect" title="Ketogenic diet">ketogenic diet</a> can prevent and treat cancer and wrote a book, <i>The Cancer Code</i><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> making far-fetched claims.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Interview_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interview-15">[15]</a></sup> As of 2022, there is no reliable evidence that intermittent fasting and a ketogenic diet can prevent or treat cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> A recent <a href="/wiki/Review_article" title="Review article">review</a> concluded that although some limited preliminary studies have reported positive results "the effects of IF on human cancer incidence and prognosis remain unknown because of a lack of high-quality <a href="/wiki/Randomized_controlled_trial" title="Randomized controlled trial">randomized clinical trials</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> The American Cancer Society does not recommend fasting to prevent cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> Fung has claimed: </p> <blockquote class="letter" style="width:auto; background:#f8f8ff; border:1px solid #C9C9CF;"> <p>The people who live traditionally in Africa get no cancer, no colon cancer, but the minute they transitioned to a Western-style civilization with their foods … they actually start to get cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-Interview_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interview-15">[15]</a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <p>Fung's claim that native Africans never get cancer is not supported by any evidence. However, it has been reported that there is a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer among natives of West Africa because such populations have little meat in their diet and instead eat a lot of fibre from fruits, grains, and vegetables. Many West African nations traditionally consume a high-carbohydrate, high-fiber diet that is low in animal protein with grains such as boiled maize-meal content.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> This diet is the complete opposite to Fung's, as he recommends a low-carbohydrate high-fat diet with lots of animal protein. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fasting">Fasting</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jason_Fung&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fasting">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Fung sells The Fasting Method Coaching Program™ which costs $1199. A 30-minute session with one of his fasting coaches including naturopaths costs a whopping $199.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> He says he can reverse type 2 diabetes "<a href="/wiki/Appeal_to_nature" title="Appeal to nature">naturally</a>" with intermittent fasting.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> </p><p>Fung is a big proponent of "<a href="/wiki/Detoxing" class="mw-redirect" title="Detoxing">detoxing</a>" and formulated the product "Ginger Fasting Green Tea" with the company Pique<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> He is a fan of tea fasting and says <a href="/wiki/Green_tea" title="Green tea">green tea</a> helps fasting.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> He also controversially promotes <a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a> fasting which has been described as dangerous for those with pre-existing medical conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> </p><p>Dr Alastair McAlpine noted: </p> <blockquote class="letter" style="width:auto; background:#f8f8ff; border:1px solid #C9C9CF;"> <p>When Fung is not fat-shaming respected colleagues, he is appearing on the blog of some of the world’s biggest quacks. When he’s not spouting nonsense about cancer (and falsely claiming cancer deaths are going up, ignoring the last 30 years of data which show they’re coming down), he’s promoting dubious green tea products (which he is paid for). This despite a comprehensive Cochrane Collaboration meta-analysis that shows they have no statistical effect on weight loss.<sup id="cite_ref-medicalbrief_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medicalbrief-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <p>In a 2022 interview on fasting with his friend <a href="/wiki/Vinnie_Tortorich" title="Vinnie Tortorich">Vinnie Tortorich</a>, Fung stated that weight loss isn’t about calories, its about insulin and allowing your cells to work.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </p><p>Fung spends most of his life promoting intermittent fasting but there is no good evidence that it has any health benefits as most of the studies that have been done are based on animal models.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> Animal model findings are not considered strong evidence in clinical medicine, nor do they translate consistently into clinical effects in human beings but Fung does not understand this. Fung openly rejects evidence-based medicine which he claims is a scam.<sup id="cite_ref-scam_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scam-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Bullying_and_fat-shaming">Bullying and fat-shaming</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jason_Fung&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Bullying and fat-shaming">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Fung has been accused of "fat-shaming" physicians in general and bullying those who have criticized his low-carb dietary views.<sup id="cite_ref-Biolayne_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biolayne-11">[11]</a></sup> In 2016, Fung "fat-shamed" two obesity researchers on Twitter for being fat themselves. Both researchers were keynote speakers at the 2016 Obesity Week.<sup id="cite_ref-Vox_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vox-12">[12]</a></sup> In response, Dr <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoni_Freedhoff" class="extiw" title="wp:Yoni Freedhoff" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#477979 !important;" title="Wikipedia: Yoni Freedhoff">Yoni Freedhoff</span></a><sup><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/12px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/18px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Wikipedia%27s_W.svg/24px-Wikipedia%27s_W.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></sup> took issue with Fung's behaviour on Twitter. Fung then filed a complaint to Dr Freedhoff's department in an attempt to get him fired. However, the opposite happened and Dr Freedhoff was promoted to Associate Professor.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> He tried to get Dr Alastair McAlpine fired from his job after he wrote an article questioning Fung's cancer statistics and green tea promotion.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup> Fung also tried to get Layne Norton fired from his job after he criticized Fung's pseudoscientific dietary views, but Norton is self-employed.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jason_Fung&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2; font-size:80%;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.ph/GPsdn">Layne Norton</a>. Twitter.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-medicalbrief-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-medicalbrief_2-0">2.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-medicalbrief_2-1">2.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-medicalbrief_2-2">2.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.medicalbrief.co.za/intermittent-fasting-pythagoras-fung/">Intermittent fasting: From Pythagoras to Fung</a>. medicalbrief.co.za.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blog.thefastingmethod.com/how-to-reverse-fatty-liver-disease-naturally">How to Reverse Fatty Liver Disease Naturally</a>. thefastingmethod.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lewishowes.com/podcast/the-science-of-intermittent-fasting-foods-to-live-longer-with-jason-fung/">The Science of Intermittent Fasting (Foods to Live Longer & Reverse Type 2 Diabetes</a>. lewishowes.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-scam-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-scam_5-0">5.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-scam_5-1">5.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231107220743/https://whitecedarclinic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Corruption-of-Evidence-based-medicine.pdf">Jason Fung rejects evidence based medicine</a>. whitecedarclinic.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ifm.org/about/profile/jason-fung-md/">Jason Fung, MD</a>. ifm.org.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/authors/dr-jason-fung-m-d">Dr. Jason Fung, MD</a>. dietdoctor.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.doctorjasonfung.com/books">Books</a>. doctorjasonfung.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUZd8x9JrVc">Meet the authors of “The PCOS Plan”</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/drjasonfung1/videos">Jason Fung</a>. youtube.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Biolayne-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Biolayne_11-0">11.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Biolayne_11-1">11.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://biolayne.com/articles/research/its-not-calories-its-hormones-a-response-to-dr-jason-fung/">It’s Not Calories… It’s Hormones: A Response to Dr. Jason Fung</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Vox-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Vox_12-0">12.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Vox_12-1">12.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vox.com/2016/11/3/13510410/fat-shaming-tweet">Fat shaming, explained in one terrible tweet</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery</i> by Jason Fung (2020) Thorsons. ISBN 0008436207.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5ekDT7bScQ">The Cancer Code with Dr. Jason Fung – Diet Doctor Podcast</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Interview-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Interview_15-0">15.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Interview_15-1">15.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lewishowes.com/podcast/how-to-prevent-cancer-with-your-food-fasting-with-jason-fung-part-1/">Can We Prevent Cancer Just By Fasting?</a>. lewishowes.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r2708880">/* Errors processing stylesheet [[:Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css]] (rev 2708880): • Invalid or unsupported value for property ⧼code⧽background⧼/code⧽ at line 44 character 14. • Invalid or unsupported value for property ⧼code⧽background⧼/code⧽ at line 50 character 14. • Invalid or unsupported value for property ⧼code⧽background⧼/code⧽ at line 55 character 14. • Invalid or unsupported value for property ⧼code⧽background⧼/code⧽ at line 64 character 14. • Invalid or unsupported value for property ⧼code⧽color⧼/code⧽ at line 96 character 9. • Invalid or unsupported value for property ⧼code⧽color⧼/code⧽ at line 100 character 9. • Invalid media query at line 138 character 8. */ .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFR.C3.B6mer_M.2C_D.C3.B6rfler_J.2C_Huebner_J.2021" class="citation journal cs1">Römer M, Dörfler J, Huebner J. 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Fasting Tea Challenge with Dr. Jason Fung</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://drjasonfung.medium.com/green-tea-helps-fasting-1f9aded8fa35">Green Tea Helps Fasting</a>. drjasonfung.medium.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nypost.com/2017/12/18/is-this-the-most-dangerous-diet-ever/">Is this the most dangerous diet ever?</a>. nypost.com.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/11/your-fasting-questions-answered-dr-jason-fung-episode-2241/">Your Fasting Questions Answered with Dr. Jason Fung – Episode 2241</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.is/MOY1Y">Intermittent fasting may not be all it’s cracked up to be, study finds</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/02/10/intermittent-fasting-leads-to-weight-loss--not-improved-health.html">Intermittent fasting leads to weight loss, not improved health</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-30">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.ph/kEWVp">Yoni Freedhoff</a>. 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