
Sigma Nutrition Radio
#605: Fasting, Nutrient Timing & CGMs: Interpreting the Evidence – Prof. James Betts
New
12 May 2026 · 56 min
Nutrition basicsMetabolism & fasting
Play this episode
About this episode
Fasting, nutrient timing, chrono-nutrition, and continuous glucose monitoring are all topics that have generated substantial interest, but they are also areas where exaggerated claims can easily outpace the underlying evidence. In many cases, tentative hypotheses are presented as if they were already well-established conclusions, despite the fact that the research base is often more mixed and context-dependent than popular narratives imply. It is one thing for an idea to appear biologically cohe