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I mean, I've said autophagy occurs at basal levels, I've said there are different forms of autophagy, some of them occur in nutrient rich scenarios, I've even given an example of SARS-CoV-2 inducing mitophagy, and I've linked to studies to back it up.
I'm just not sure how many other ways there are to say "starvation is not the only way autophagy is induced." Is there one you'll acknowledge? Or are we just wasting time here?
Why are you being disingenuous?
I stated in one of my first posts that there is more than one way to induce autophagy so why do you keep pretending like I didn't?
Furthermore, my assertion is that in order to induce autophagy, one must have low blood sugar, low insulin, and have depleted glycogen stores in the liver.
So basic reading comprehension tells me that any activity that creates that state would induce autophagy...not just fasting.
However, it isn't just about inducing autophagy....it's about staying in it long enough to achieve benefits. Achieving autophagy thru exercise is meaningless if you immediately eat something that causes your body to create insulin (carbs) or mTOR (proteins) as both are anabolic processes that stops autophagy
In order for autophagy to start, Adenosine Tri Phosphate molecules have to lose a couple phosphates to become AMP which results in your body creating a hormone called AMPK and one of the things that AMPK does is act as a signaling switch to stop production of mTOR (which, like insulin, prevents autophagy)
so regardless of caloric intake, if what you eat stimulates the production of insulin or mTOR, then you won't have autophagy which is why fasting or intermittent fasting is the most effective way of having the sustained benefits of autophagy but certainly not the only way to put the body into a state of autophagy (at least for the average American). Cruciferous vegetables shouldn't cause the body to produce insulin or mTOR