Intermittent Fasting, Death And The Problem With Modern Media 

I probably should add a link here to Cardio Dolphin merch - but I feel it’s best to keep it restricted to only those willing to find it themselves. I don’t want lazy folk buying it 🤣 #exercisewithporpoise

Unfortunately, these kinds of news articles only fuel the confusion that the food industry wants our society to have among consumers. It's like saying that eating ice cream increases the risk of drowning on a beach.

I need to defer to Daphne Moon on this one: My uncle was a political writer for one of those London tabloids. I can still remember his biggest scoop. The headline read: "High-ranking politician caught wearing women's clothing." Of course, you turn to page 2 and you found out it was Margaret Thatcher, but by then you'd already bought the paper.

It's baffling why anyone thought that study was even worth studying. My year 10 statistics module at school wouldn't get a passing grade with those data points.

My main question was: what did the other group die from? Like, you have to die from something. If the other group died more from cancer instead of cardiovascular, the conclusion might as well have been that intermittent fasting decreases the chance of cancer.

Truly, you’re so bloody good at this mate. Informative, cut through the nonsense, pragmatic in your way to build rationale, funny without hitting us over the head with a forced punchline and great use of metaphor to easily digest. Oh, and self deprecating to boot! *Chef’s kiss* I’m the guy that asked about the Chester ultra and you kindly gave great advice btw. Keep up the sterling work, Mark.

If you're reading a 'free' article, remember: "If you are not paying for it, you are not the customer; you're the product being sold".

Excellent edit. That back to the future insert was seamless. Also RIP Mat Perry. He made me laugh so many times back in the day.

I've read the paper, and to be fair to the researchers they do say Time Restricted Eating was associated with higher CV death, but also say this does not mean it causes it. They point out the flaws in the research and say they need to have further research. The media spin is the issue IMO.

Yet another flawed study , taken out of context and blown up by the uneducated media. Nice take on this Mark. By the way, I flippin miss coco pops too. My 60th is coming up and my first breakfast in years will be.... Coco Pops, full fat milk and some double cream....

I remember as a kid in the 70s bottled Milk delivered to the door in the morning, a full inch of cream on top Pouring that over cornflakes with table sugar on top The good old days 😂

Your recent videos have you fired up Mark! Your writing and delivery are always on point.

I always love your humour and candor! Thank you.

Excellent ending. Was waiting and waiting for it and BANG. Nice. Thank you

Brilliant video, love all the clips and the one liners 🤣🤣🤣

Wonderful humor with great info. Awesome video! 👍🏻

Nice one Mark, spelling it out exactly as it is. Right on!

Excellent video, you nailed it, thank you!

Congratz on 300k Mark!

THANK YOU, I don’t even do intermittent fasting and I wanted this perspective to get out there (so it’s not me defending what do). Spot on, Mark

Recently discovered your channel Mark, your Velodrome video caught my attention, started watching your other videos. I like how you put things across, no nonsense and no talking bollox. I particularly liked one of your sayings 'the only thing your are guaranteed to ever own is your body' As gentlemen in the next half century, we don't bounch as much as I the first half so we do need to take a bit more care of ourselves. Thank you.

Great as always mate 👍🏻- we are blessed having you on this platform. Honestly some people just believe anything if it comes from the “news” - couldn’t they have published everyones BMI’s in the study 🤔🤔- they know what they are doing. On a brighter note your nearly at 300k subbers🥳🎉 Truly amazing Mark - Get subbing guys 👍🏻👍🏻🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️💨💨💨💨

The "Where we're going..." line was hilarious!

Love the videos Mark!

dude your videos are so good

Mark this video was an absolute cracker, really enjoyed this research/detective work style approach you took and you also made it super entertaining!

As an average 56 year old man (some say above average), I find it more stressing that I'm consuming a credit cards worth of micro plastics every year. I suspect this survey is backed by the breakfast food industry, probably. Keep up the good work _ Barry.

I’ve lost 20kg since September doing IF along with lots of walking, football and now running too. It’s incredible how split the reaction is. Lots say positive things. But lots are very negative. Like I’m going out my way to make them feel bad. And now they’ve got these headlines to throw in my face. Thank you for challenging this “news” in your inimitable style. Love it. The BHF have done a very reasonable riposte too.

300k, well done Mark 👍

Expertly crafted merch plug. I take my hat off to you sir. Loved the jokes in the video.

One of your best videos!

👏 👏 👏 Honestly find the media one of the biggest problems we have nowadays. Only interested in a catchy headline and something to grab your attention. Reporting actual scientific facts doesn’t grab attention in the same way sadly. This is why I ignore mainstream media! 😂

Brilliant video Mark. 🙂

Glad you looked into this study. I think most people, myself included, just read these articles and never actually look at the studies themselves. I don't believe everything I read (or I just don't care what they say), but I'm also not going to do my own research to learn the truth either. I don't do fasting, because I eat to fuel myself or to recover, and I work in shifts so it's harder to keep a strict routine with stuff like these, but I have still always believed that it works. I just can't put myself through it.

Comedy gold, Mark - brilliant!!

You crack me up, love your style

If I could like this video twice then I would. Top work, Mark. Well explained.

Thank you!

Brilliant. Well said.

Thank you for that bit of sanity. 🙏

This is a great video 🤘

Main takeaways: don't believe everything you read, don't be a fish, Barry can't catch and Coco Pops

Loved the secret drop of the Cocaine Bear thumbnail! Brilliant as always.

This is brilliant, making sense out of nonsense!

Keep on keeping it real.. 🤘

Hi Mark. I love your practical content and sense of humor. I never make RU-vid comments, and generally dislike unsolicited advice, but I do have one small suggestion to benefit the quality of your audio when recording in your office/garage. There is some lower midrange frequency buildup/echo when you are speaking, which is very common in a smaller room. I see you have the foam acoustic panels, but those unfortunately aren't effective for anything except very high frequencies. Broadband panels, which are thicker and made from industrial/acoustic grade insulation, would clean that frequency range up for you. GIK Acoustics makes panels that would fit the bill. You can also DIY them if you are handy. Hope that helps, and again, fantastic content, and sorry for the unsolicited suggestion :).

Very well put AND damn funny! 😂 Nice one Mark

Usually the most informative part of such studies is who funded them and /or who bought them to media attention, and do they stand to gain from them. Skipping breakfast means skipping an entire isle at the supermarket, can't have that.

Brilliant analogies

This is your best video yet. Don't be a fish can be applied across all mediums and more people need to recognize that they are a product for these advertisers. Well done!

Love your videos man 😂😂

Hey mark, I stumbled across your video about turning vegan and I really enjoy your channel! Informative, funny and a good source of information. I'll give my personal opinion of IF. I like it and still do it sometime, but at a stage when I was younger I was doing it everyday and it almost became an eating disorder. Havent really been doing it since and I prefer the 3-4 meal a day approach. I had a burst appendix operation and since I havent really done it much, given that I am very sensitive to eating large quantity of food without feeling ill. This goes to show that nutrition becomes very personal and individual. Anyway, keep up the great work and have a nice day

Correlation doesn’t equal causation.

My great great grandad died from intermittent fasting! The doc told him on day 1 to skip breakfast, eat lunch then skip dinner. Day 2 eat breakfast and skip lunch and dinner.. He did this for 3 weeks and dropped dead! His heart couldn't handle all the skipping!!! 🤣🤣🤣

I agree with all of that. Apart from the last statement, about Coco Pops

Lots of comments on todays video Mark. Might have something to do with the Saturday release and your take on a crap study. Thanks for the video. Whoo pah!

I'll wait for the followup study where it's revealed the people surveyed thought they meant 8am instead.

As brilliant as ever Mark.

Thanks!

You're very talented - I love that your videos are super informative and make me laugh out loud at the same time! ♥️

Nothing like experienced journalists in the mainstream media purporting to write seemingly knowledgeable articles on subjects they often know very little about and have even less real understanding. But hold on, quite a lot of them do this about many topics all the time - but to earn a living a keep getting paid every month, that's what a lot of them have to do. I remember reading some of these articles online in the last 2 or 3 weeks. Good video Mark, keep up the interesting stuff on your channel.

Nicely put

Quality content Mark. I regard "news" these days as nothing more than a platform for advertisements, as people want all "news" sites to be free to watch, but these sites still have to pay their bills. The only way to generate income is to sell ads. How to sell ads -> more clicks... How you get more clicks -> spicy "news"

Well said.

Kudos to you for sheading a light on how poorly constructed this study was Mark. Nice work 👍

299k subs Mark! 🎉

OMG Mark, thank you for this post, drop kicks wont see this but you so clearly explain the reality of theses joke reports. Thank you.

Im never hungry in the morning, and i train around 11am (work evenings most of the time) and even drinking a protein shake can make me feel too full to train properly

Perspective is everything.

Well said 👏

Thank you

Great edits today. “Where we’re going, we don’t need….breakfast!!”😂

"92% increase in the amount of nonsense I've been exposed to", that is hilarious.

Hey Mark, re-binging your videos after a year hiatus, great work sir. One question to you that keeps coming up as I watch: Do you think that your positive financial position has significantly contributed to your fitness? Seems as you have a ton of free time to focus on your fitness, and the content creation has replaced work but really it feeds off your fitness hobby/habbit/lifestyle Thanks!

This man continues to impress me more and more every video =) LEGEND! Coco Pops RULE!!! ;)

I’d highly recommend the RU-vid channel Plant Chompers. It’s one of the most criminally under-subscribed channels around. Amazing dietary ‘advice’ breakdown with proper analysis and critique of evidence. I’m sure the presenter would be a great guest on the channel.

Brought to you by similar people who also said, 'a Mars a day, helps you work, rest and play.' Maybe the meant diabetes...

Haha, brilliant video 👍🏻

Thanks for this video Mark, 100% on point. Zero causality was proven, and the data is super questionable. I do 16/8 since many years, and will continue to do so also after this study. Fully convinced by all the benefits. At 39, feeling better, fitter and stronger than ever before.

Great debunking. Very entertaining.

I train early mornings and the last thing I want on my 2-4 hour bike ride is a belly full of Coco Pops! I've been training fasted for years now and eat between 12-8 (that can sometimes be flexible) and my weight has been a stable 80kgs for over 10 years. I seldom if ever take any notice of any survey or anything the MSM pumps out. Great vlog Mark just love the humour.

Sunday 18:00 -Wednesday 18:00 pm is my fasting day . Just water salt little vinegar and coffee . I miss it every single week so I do it every week . Mind clarity . The gut healing abd mind control over overeating getting stronger 😊

Brilliant! Great way to expose dodgy statistics. And for some reason I now crave Coco Pops

thanks Mark, I also got a ;laugh out of these articles.

Great ad! 😂

Hi Mark, you hit the nail head-on on this one! This is a prime example of junk, sensationalist pseudoscience and goes to show how dangerous it is to blindly trust information simply because the people behind a given survey are 'scientists'. Your analysis of data, method, conclusions, sample size, etc. is bang-on and shows why it is so important that any scientific work is peer-reviewed before publication. Even after peer review there is good chance that errors remain why is why corrections are often issued in even the most high-ranking scientific journals. Keep up your great work.

Do people realize that the last 100 years of humanity is the first time we’ve ever consistently adhered to this kind of food consumption? The first time people haven’t gone hungry for periods and always had food on hand. First time we’ve ever been this fat. I don’t think you NEED to fast for any health or mystical reasons if your diet is in good order in general, but you can 100% call out any BS saying it’s bad for you.

Spot on 👏

I've been intermittent fasting for around 12 months, I have been dipping in and out for around 5 years, my current model is one meal a day and apart from some hangry moments the process has worked really well, I now swim and sauna every day, sort of 40/20 that's 40 lengths followed by 20 minutes in the sauna, currently carnivore after keto became stale, around 20 kg lost in 12 months or so...........

They have been pumping headlines like this since 2021. Just read the whole study, check who funded it, and critically think. Thank you for doing that,Mark. I’m off to workout to kill this coco pop craving.

Terry Wogan said on Room 101 that articles beginning with "studies show..." infuriated him as it all contradicts each other. Best to do what you find beneficial

Excellent

Media loves a headline. And people love reading pretty much "only" a headline and nothing else. Amazingly becoming instant experts on any topic the media feeds them, usually without even getting past the first paragraph.

People don't or can't think. Idk if it is worst now or we just see it more but it is sad 😢

Totally agree

It's also interesting that they happen to mention this a week into Ramadan or during Lent for that matter.

Good on you

Good job Mark. As usual the media doing / saying anything they can to get our attention.

Very well said sir. The only problem is. I now want coco pops for tea.

As a failed biochemist (now I actually do earn at least some money), this reminds me of what we called med-student statistics: 33,3% of the test subjects responded well to treatment, 33,3% did not show a response, and the third rat died because I dropped the cage.