Tag: 7 hour fast

Studies indicate that the human body typically takes between 4 to 8 hours to fully digest and absorb a meal, depending on its size and composition. After 7 hours of fasting, your body has completed this initial fed phase and is deep into a crucial metabolic transition, relying on its internal energy reserves.

According to experts, intermittent fasting protocols generally require abstaining from food for at least 12 hours to trigger the metabolic switch to fat-burning. So, does not eating for 7 hours count as fasting? While it's a period of no eating, it typically falls within the body's normal 'fed' cycle, not a true fast for metabolic benefits.