>i fast so that there's no insulin in my system, and during those hours i burn fat. Then i feast at night, while my insulin sensitivity is low
>i eat small meals throughout the day so that my insulin levels are low, so i don't retain a lot of fat. My dinner is mainly protein, so that i maintain muscle and to avoid fat retention
> i eat small meals throughout the day so that my insulin levels are low
rethink this sentence
>>39378575
this, small meals during the day means your body is constantly in a bath of insulin.
>>39378579
to the extent that the frequent meal timings of bodybuilders is starting to be linked to them developing diabetes later in life.
>>39378588
I think the insulin abuse might be a larger contributing factor. Lol.
>>39378611
Sure, but the connection between gorging 5-8 meals a day for decades and developing insulin resistance -> T2DM is pretty straight forward.
Especially when you get into bulking and "dirty bulking".