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level: Intermittent Fasting

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level questions: Intermittent Fasting

Question	Answer
When your body is performing digestion and absorption of the foods consumed , which state is this referred to?	Fed state
When the body is in a fed state, high insulin is released to help regulate the blood sugar. What affect does this have on the body ability to burn fat?	Hard work
What state does the body enter in to 8-12 hours after the last meal?	Fasted state
What phases is the fasted stage otherwise known as?	Post-absorptive state
What affect does being in the fasted state have on the body ability to burn fat?	Easier
Intermittent fasting enhances the effectiveness of insulin to store glucose by dropping glucose levels during 'IF' and is used to break down fats. What is this mechanism called?	Insulin sensitivity
What is a by-product of burning fat and intermittent fasting?	Ketones
Keytones affect brain function by boosting a production of protein called?	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
Fasting in alternative days can boost levels of what?	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor BDNF
What is the major catalyst in the neuromuscular system required to fire the muscles into action?	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor BDNF
Where is BDNF involved within?	Brain and muscles
HIIT with intermittent fasting is known to improve which type of tissue?	Brain tissue
Alternate day fasting over 16 weeks can have a significant affect on what?	Weight loss
Intermittent fasting can cause weight loss of 3-8% from their baseline weight over what time period?	3-24 weeks
Name the hormone otherwise known as the "hunger hormone" which signals to the hypothalamus when tour stomach is empty telling you to eat?	Ghrelin
Body builders tend to use which 'IF' fasting model?	12-16 hours
The body makes glucose by breaking down amino acids and glycerol. What is this process called?	Gluconeogenesis
Intermittent fasting and HIIT lowers glucose and activates the release of which hormones?	Adrenaline and nor-adrenaline
How long does stored glycogen in the liver run out after?	16 hours
Low blood glucose enhancing adrenaline and nor-adrenaline release sets in motion the release of which enzyme?	Hormone-sensitive lipase HSL
What enzyme aides the conversion of fats from fat cells to free fatty acids?	Hormone-sensitive lipase HSL
When blood sugar is low carnitine is increased and fat is burned as what?	Primary fuel
Carnitine plays a crucial role in what?	Energy production
What essential amino acid transports long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria so they can be oxidised (burned) to produce more energy?	L-Carnitine
What helps increases fat loss and energy, speeds up recovery, prevents oxidative stress on the CV system and increases fat transport to cells and fat burning efficiency?	Carnitine
What does human growth hormone preserve?	Lean body mass
What hormone has been found to increase after a 12 hour period of fasting?	Growth hormone
Growth Hormone aides in the release of stored fat for energy and enhances what?	Cellular repair
Lean mass has a higher energy requirement than?	Fat mass
Increased Human Growth Hormone levels delays the onset of what?	Cortisol
Which 'IF' model helps encourage to eat when the clock tells them to and not when they feel hungry enhancing weight loss?	16/8
What kind of model refers to a 24 hour fast and is better suited to weight maintenance?	Weekly fasting
What "Satiety Hormone" tells the brain there is enough fat in storage so no more is needed, which helps prevent over eating?	Leptin
What is the most common intermittent fasting model during cutting?	12/12
What does the alternative day model for intermittent fasting look like?	20/4
What does the warrior model look like?	23/1