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There is recent debate about women and fasting, specifically the concept of "starvation mode". I reached out to intermittent fasting expert Brad Pilon, author of Eat Stop Eat to set the record straight for you, and here is what he had to say... "The theory of 'starvation mode' is something that fuels obsessive compulsive eating in North America and throughout the world. The theory of starvation mode is challenging to dispute because the definition continually changes. As each definition is proven to be junk science, a new definition pops up in it’s place, and some definitions are more correct and scientifically feasible than others, so it becomes increasingly difficult for the average person to tell hype from fact. And while some aspects of starvation mode are a concern, others are simply a marketing technique designed to create fear… fear that without a special diet or special advice you could diet wrong and hurt yourself. So for the sake of clarity, the