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fasting-mimicking diets, 291
feeding window, 290, 290n, 291
intermittent fasting, 151–53, 238, 288–91
and liver’s ability to recycle LDL, 132
for reducing leptin levels, 256
religion-based, 147
before sleeping, 100–101, 250
and well-regulated insulin signaling, 101
See also ketone bodies
fat-adapted brain, 160, 256–57, 266, 305, 315, 318
fat in the body
biochemical liposuction concept, 171
brown fat, 280–81, 287
burning for energy without feeling hungry, 300–301
carbohydrates in the system used instead of, 107
and fasting, 289
as fuel for nerve cells, 97
human babies, 150
and insulin, 96–98
See also ketone bodies
fats and oils, 27–57
overview, 56, 57
and brain health, 32–33, 55–56
brain running on, 133
cleaning out the kitchen, 302
combining with carbohydrates, 106, 107
fish oil supplements, 39, 43–44, 45–46, 236, 336–37
furan fatty acids, 45–46
and heart disease, 28–29, 30
in ketogenic diet, 156–57