<story><title>When We Eat, or Don’t Eat, May Be Critical for Health</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/well/when-we-eat-or-dont-eat-may-be-critical-for-health.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>saiya-jin</author><text>Had a friend in university, he did military service for 1 year and the only thing he had for breakfast during that time was a strong black coffee without any sugar nor milk.&lt;p&gt;He screwed up his digestive tract for good - there is apparently something in coffee that is quite aggressive on stomach and gets neutralized when mixed with any sugar&amp;#x2F;milk&amp;#x2F;food. He will never be able to eat vast array of common foods - things like marmelades and other basic food. Sorry I don&amp;#x27;t have any further info, has been few years ago.&lt;p&gt;He might have some unique predisposition for this, don&amp;#x27;t know, but better be careful and put at least some milk in it. It makes it much more filling anyway</text></item><item><author>cageface</author><text>Anecdotally I’ve noticed some benefits from skipping breakfast and eating only within an eight hour window. My blood sugar and energy levels are more even throughout the day, I can skip a meal if necessary when traveling or something without feeling too hungry, and I’ve lost a few pounds I was having a hard time getting rid of any other way.&lt;p&gt;In the morning I just drink coffee black and then have a somewhat early lunch and dinner. Maybe it would be more effective to skip dinner instead but this seems to be working.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>samatman</author><text>For another anecdote, I have been drinking black coffee, and only black coffee, for the first four to six hours of the day. Sometimes water as well.&lt;p&gt;I have done this for about six years without damaging my digestion in any detectable way.  I would bet money your friend has or had a Helicobacter pylori infection; treatment is antibiotics.</text></comment>
<story><title>When We Eat, or Don’t Eat, May Be Critical for Health</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/well/when-we-eat-or-dont-eat-may-be-critical-for-health.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>saiya-jin</author><text>Had a friend in university, he did military service for 1 year and the only thing he had for breakfast during that time was a strong black coffee without any sugar nor milk.&lt;p&gt;He screwed up his digestive tract for good - there is apparently something in coffee that is quite aggressive on stomach and gets neutralized when mixed with any sugar&amp;#x2F;milk&amp;#x2F;food. He will never be able to eat vast array of common foods - things like marmelades and other basic food. Sorry I don&amp;#x27;t have any further info, has been few years ago.&lt;p&gt;He might have some unique predisposition for this, don&amp;#x27;t know, but better be careful and put at least some milk in it. It makes it much more filling anyway</text></item><item><author>cageface</author><text>Anecdotally I’ve noticed some benefits from skipping breakfast and eating only within an eight hour window. My blood sugar and energy levels are more even throughout the day, I can skip a meal if necessary when traveling or something without feeling too hungry, and I’ve lost a few pounds I was having a hard time getting rid of any other way.&lt;p&gt;In the morning I just drink coffee black and then have a somewhat early lunch and dinner. Maybe it would be more effective to skip dinner instead but this seems to be working.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>andrew3726</author><text>That definitely sounds like some predisposition.
The whole idea around intermittent fasting revolves around eating in a specific time window, outside of that you don&amp;#x27;t consume any calories at all.
Many people I know of do this, in order to lose some weight or gain muscles without adding too much fat, never heard of this problem.</text></comment>