[hedgehog]

Additionally, any result suggesting a new approach has profit potential. If fasting was effective then a pill giving the same benefits would have a big market.

[klvino]

A fasting pill? Like GLP-1 drugs which reduce hunger and thus reduce food intake? There might be a market for something like that.

[hedgehog]

Sort of, the time restricted eating the article is about would require something different, like a pill that stops your body from absorbing some nutrients for 12 hours or something like that.

[landemva]

A fasting pill? Would it lock a person's mouth shut or maybe cause vomiting?

Not much money for the medical industry if they recommend putting down the fork and spoon.