{"id":16299,"date":"2025-05-22T16:43:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16299"},"modified":"2025-05-22T16:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:43:32","slug":"exactly-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-fast-for-36-hours-as-shocking-simulation-reveals-extreme-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16299","title":{"rendered":"Exactly what happens to your body when you fast for 36 hours as shocking simulation reveals extreme impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

The body goes through quite a few changes within just a few hours of fasting<\/h2>\n

A simulation has shown how your body gets to work when you go 36 hours without eating, and the results are surprising.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to eating\u00a0healthy<\/a>\u00a0and having a balanced lifestyle, people have a whole lot of opinions. And one of those common opinions is of the benefits of intermittent fasting, which is an eating plan that switches between fasting and eating on a regular schedule,\u00a0per<\/a>\u00a0Johns Hopkins Medicine.<\/p>\n

But what actually happens to your body during that period?<\/p>\n

Well, a\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0video has shown how the body tends to respond to no longer getting any sustenance.<\/p>\n

The 55 second video, posted on the platform by the Wellness Wise channel on May 6, has many users praising the effectiveness of fasting and the benefits they have seen from doing it.<\/p>\n

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Fasting can have a surprising impact on your body in just a few hours (Getty Stock Image)<\/cite><\/div>\n

According to the video, after four hours your body stops digesting\u00a0food<\/a>, insulin drops and it starts burning stored sugar for energy.<\/p>\n

After eight hours a person\u2019s blood sugar levels begin to drop and the body begins using stored glycogen for energy.<\/p>\n

It is at about 12 hours that fat burning begins to take place and the body starts to shift into ketosis. This pretty much just means the body is burning fat for energy instead of glucose.<\/p>\n

This can result in weight loss, so now you understand the basic appeal of the method for losing weight.<\/p>\n

At around 16 hours the body starts breaking down damaged cells and toxins for recycling, this phase is known as autophagy.<\/p>\n

At 24 hours the body is fully in \u2018fat burning mode\u2019, according to the video and at this point the body can reduce inflamation and increase insulin sensitivity.<\/p>\n