This is what I was wondering, and I'm glad the article mentioned it.
> In humans, inducing a torpor-like state has potential medical applications, with some suggesting that slowing down metabolism could buy critical time for treating life-threatening conditions such as heart attack and stroke.
Additionally, I'm wondering if this could be used for fat loss. And whether hibernation is equivalent to regular sleep with respect to rest, or whether this would need to be done in addition to rest. If short duration hibernation (8 hours or less) has all of the positive benefits of rest (building muscle, clearing the brain of waste, dreams, etcetera) in addition to the benefits of fat loss and reduced caloric needs this would be very beneficial. If it doesn't, it would still be beneficial, but in much more limited circumstances.
> The mice’s metabolism also shifted from using both carbohydrates and fat for energy to only fat, a key feature of torpor, and their heart rates fell by about 47%, all while at room temperature.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 15.7 ms ] thread> In humans, inducing a torpor-like state has potential medical applications, with some suggesting that slowing down metabolism could buy critical time for treating life-threatening conditions such as heart attack and stroke.
Additionally, I'm wondering if this could be used for fat loss. And whether hibernation is equivalent to regular sleep with respect to rest, or whether this would need to be done in addition to rest. If short duration hibernation (8 hours or less) has all of the positive benefits of rest (building muscle, clearing the brain of waste, dreams, etcetera) in addition to the benefits of fat loss and reduced caloric needs this would be very beneficial. If it doesn't, it would still be beneficial, but in much more limited circumstances.
> The mice’s metabolism also shifted from using both carbohydrates and fat for energy to only fat, a key feature of torpor, and their heart rates fell by about 47%, all while at room temperature.