Essentials: Effects of Fasting & Time Restricted Eating on Fat Loss & Health from Huberman Lab

Essentials: Effects of Fasting & Time Restricted Eating on Fat Loss & Health

43 minutes Posted Aug 28, 2025 at 8:00 am.

) Intermittent Fasting, Time-Restricted Eating (TRE)

) Diet, Weight Loss, Calories & Hormones

) Body’s Response to Eating vs Fasting, Fasting Duration

) Sponsor: Carbon

) Time-Restricted Feeding & Metabolic Benefits, Circadian Gene Rhythm

) Optimal Meal Timing, Tool: Extend Sleep-Related Fasts

) Sponsors: AG1 & LMNT

) Eating Window Length, Tools: Adjusting TRE for Building Muscle, Regularity

) Accelerate Transition to Fasting, Glucose Clearing, Tool: After-Meal Walk

) Metformin, Berberine, Continuous Glucose Monitors; Cell Growth vs Repair, mTOR

) Gut Microbiome; Transitioning to Intermittent Fasting & Individualization

) Tool: 8-Hour Feeding Window & Weight Loss

) Sponsor: Joovv

) What Breaks a Fast?, Sugar; Tool: Using Salt to Support Fasting

) Tool: Ideal Feeding Window Guidelines; Exercise & Social Considerations

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explore intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating, highlighting the positive benefits for weight loss, metabolism, organ health, circadian rhythms and cellular repair.

I explain a practical framework for designing a time-restricted eating window that aligns with your lifestyle, exercise schedule and social schedule. I also cover what breaks a fast, how to support fasting with tools like salt intake and post-meal walks, and the use of fasting-related supplements, including berberine and metformin.

Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.

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