The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
Fast-5: Fast for 19 hours beginning at bedtime, followed by ve hours of eating as much as
necessary to satisfy hunger. This is popular for moderate weight loss, which typically appears
starting in the third week and averages one pound of loss per week thereafter.3
Some research suggests IF confers the same life-extension bene ts as caloric restriction only
when calories are consumed during daylight hours. This would, if accurate, make the Fast-5
better for fat loss than longevity.
ADCR: Alternate Day Caloric Restriction (ADCR) requires that calories be cut 5080% every
other day. It has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity, autoimmune disease, and even
asthma after just two weeks.
Protein cycling: Dr. Ron Mignery, author of the Protein-Cycling Diet, suggests that even a single
day per week of restricting protein to no more than 5% of maintenance calories can produce
effects similar to extended caloric restriction.