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3:11 / 5:31 Friday Favorites: Fasting to Treat Depression
Caloric restriction can boost levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is considered to play a critical role in mood disorders.
Check out the follow-up video: How to Boost Brain BDNF Levels for Depression Treatment (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-...
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I did a webinar series on fasting. You can find the whole bundle here in a digital download (https://drgreger.org/collections/vide...
) and here on NutritionFacts (https://nutritionfacts.org/webinars/)
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You may be interested in some of my fasting videos:
• The 3,500-Calorie-per-Pound Rule Is Wrong (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-3...
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• The Reason Weight Loss Plateaus When You Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-r...
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• The New Calories per Pound of Weight Loss Rule? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-n...
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• The Benefits of Calorie Restriction for Longevity (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/The-B...
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• Potential Pitfalls of Calorie Restriction (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/poten...
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• Benefits of Fasting for Weight Loss Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/benef...
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• Is Fasting Beneficial for Weight Loss? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-fa...
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• Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Is-Fa...
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• Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Alter...
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• Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-al...
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• Does Intermittent Fasting Increase Human Life Expectancy? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-...
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• The 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-5...
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• Time-Restricted Eating Put to the Test (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/time...
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• The Benefits of Early Time-Restricted Eating (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-b...
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For all of my videos on fasting, see the topic page (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/fas...
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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM
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