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June 3, 2025 24 mins

The “sugar fasting” trend is blowing up — with influencers like Mark Bell and Cole Robinson (aka the Snake Diet guy) claiming you can eat only sugar and still lose weight, feel amazing, and stay healthy.

But is this just another dangerous fad… or is there actually something we can learn from it?

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:47 Who’s promoting the sugar diet?

03:14 What these people have in common

05:24 The risks for the average person

07:21 Sugar fasting and insulin resistance

10:56 Sugar fasting and diabetes

11:52 The nutritional void

13:42 The psychological component

14:20 What about sugar addiction?

15:09 Why this trend blew up

16:14 A more sustainable way to lose weight

18:39 How to actually fast properly

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Kait Malthaner

Kait Malthaner

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