Podcasts Health & Fitness Medicine FoundMyFitness #026 Ruth Patterson, Ph.D. on Time-Restricted Eating in Humans & Breast Cancer Prevention

#026 Ruth Patterson, Ph.D. on Time-Restricted Eating in Humans & Breast Cancer Prevention

Published: July 8, 2016, 5:04 p.m.

Dr. Ruth Patterson

Dr. Ruth Patterson, a professor in the UC San Diego Department of Family Medicine and Public Health as well as Associate Director of Population Sciences and leader of the Cancer Prevention program at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

In this episode, we chat about:

  • (00:00)\xa0Introduction
  • (03:33)\xa0Lifestyle modifications that reduce breast cancer risk\xa0
  • (11:18)\xa0Modern life disrupts our circadian rhythm, causing us to eat at odd times
  • (14:31)\xa0Women who practiced time-restricted eating with a 13-hour fasting window had a 40 percent reduced recurrence of breast cancer
  • (23:03)\xa0A longer daily fasting window lowers hemoglobin A1C, earlier fasting reduces inflammation
  • (28:24)\xa0Giving your metabolism time-off allows the body to repair itself
  • (30:48)\xa0Does eating frequency matter while practicing time-restricted eating?
  • (35:04)\xa0Daily fasting improves sleep quality and increases physical activity\xa0
  • (38:27)\xa0Genetic risk factors for breast cancer
  • (40:54)\xa0Modest lifestyle changes can really lower your breast cancer risk

If you\u2019re interested in learning more, you can read the full show notes here: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/ruth-patterson

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