Fasting Aids and Sweeteners

Uses

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Bulletproof coffee and bone broth technically break a strict fast because they contain calories. — Intermittent Fasting Mistakes That Cause Weight Gain or Plateaus
• Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, and saccharin are presented as harmful and to be avoided entirely. — Intermittent Fasting Mistakes That Cause Weight Gain or Plateaus
• Habitual bulletproof coffee can add enough calories to eliminate a deficit and stall progress. — Intermittent Fasting Mistakes That Cause Weight Gain or Plateaus
• Natural non-caloric sweeteners may cause a cephalic insulin response, but the article says the response is probably small for most people. — Intermittent Fasting Mistakes That Cause Weight Gain or Plateaus
• The article recommends a blood glucose self-test to assess personal response to sweeteners. — Intermittent Fasting Mistakes That Cause Weight Gain or Plateaus
• Bulletproof coffee or bone broth can be useful if they help extend a fast instead of breaking it early and eating poorly. — Intermittent Fasting Mistakes That Cause Weight Gain or Plateaus
• Combining carbohydrates and fat after a fast is treated as a reasonable theoretical concern but overstated in practice. — Intermittent Fasting Mistakes That Cause Weight Gain or Plateaus