[wtetzner]

> There's a solid argument to be made that when you eat, and how often you eat, is more important than what you eat.

Yes, there is good research suggesting that fasting can offset many (most?) of the ill effects of eating poorly.

> By creating long gaps between meals, your body re-establishes what baseline level of insulin should be.

One of the nice things about Keto is that you can get many (if not most) of the benefits of fasting without needing to fast. Some research suggests that some of the benefits of fasting likely come from being in ketosis during the fast.

It's starting to look like ketones do more than deliver fat to your cells. They are also treated sort of like a hormone, which has other beneficial effects on your health.