For water fasting, I usually drink black coffee and I’m told that’s okay. Curious to hear from my fasting community if Gatorade Zero is okay too?
Would that still be considered water-fasting? Would that affect my autophagy in any way?
i drink gatorade zero (powder packets) religiously when i fast. i also mix extra salt and potassium into it and it masks the taste very effectively. i wouldn’t be able to fast as long as i do without it!!
It might cause an insulin response due to artificial sweeteners which will might make you hungrier but it doesn’t affect your actual metabolism as your body can’t metabolize or use those sweeteners, afaik.
If you’re fasting to lose weight, you probably don’t want to drink anything with artificial sweeteners. These actually stimulate an insulin response (despite not raising your blood sugar), and decreasing your levels of circulating insulin (therefore decreasing your insulin resistance) is part of the reason why fasting works in the long term. Better to skip it.