Ray Peat Audio Archive

wlfwp-210404-all-things-hormones-metabolism-and-health — Ray Peat Clip

This curated audio highlight features Ray Peat speaking in the interview wlfwp-210404-all-things-hormones-metabolism-and-health. The excerpt begins at 00:00:00.000 and runs for 44 seconds.

[Music] It was in the 1970s when I started seeing many women who had been on a fasting diet. And something I noticed when I would suggest that they measure their inches around their thighs and hips and belly rather than paying so much attention to their weight. The fat is very light compared to protein and water. And so when they lose weight quickly, it's often the protein that is disappearing. And the fat, if you're fasting for a week or 10 days, they have found that the great