r/FastingScience is a subreddit with 21k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses fasting, autophagy, water fast, weight loss, and health.
Discussions around the research of fasting and the benefits thereof.
Popular Themes in r/FastingScience
#1
Advice Requests
: "What are your thoughts?"
12 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "fasting hunger pains"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Help! Fasted 5 days but still not in ketosis"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/FastingScience
#1
Fasting
: "I started Fasting for colonoscopy, haven't eaten since, on day 50 water only"
324 posts
#2
Autophagy
: "If fasting is so good for Autophagy, why do autoimmune anecdotes sound so underwhelming?"
32 posts
#3
Water Fast
: "My 7 day Water Fast might have cured my loss of smell from Covid-19"
24 posts
#4
Weight Loss
: "ive lost 25 lbs in 3 months doing a 16:8 hour fast everyday. AMA"
21 posts
#5
Health
: "Research on profound Health benefits of weekly 36 hour water fasting"
20 posts
#6
Weight
: "Will fasting cause muscle loss"
19 posts
#7
Water
: "28 days in on Water fast"
14 posts
#8
Exercise
: "Optimizing for Autophagy Healing: A Year in Review - EAAs restriction, Exercise, calories restriction and planned starvation "
11 posts
#9
Electrolytes
: "Why do some reputable fasting clinics not supplement Electrolytes?"
10 posts
#10
Weightloss
: "Fasting miracle! 14 day fast"
8 posts
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+2k members(8.7%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026