Unless you’re eating or drinking toothpaste, it probably will not break your Intermittent Fast. Here’s what you need to know.
Does Toothpaste Break Your Fast?
In other words – can you brush your teeth during Intermittent Fasting? It depends on your goals with Intermittent Fasting. If it is for religious purposes, then it is possible that toothpaste would be considered a break in the fast. Any food, drink and sometimes even water will do that. However, if your goal with Intermittent Fasting is to stabilize blood glucose levels and reducing the insulin (fat storing hormone) response in order to tap into fat burning mechanisms, then toothpaste will likely not break your fast. Even if you did swallow a very small amount of toothpaste, the effect on insulin and blood glucose levels is not even measurable. This means that toothpaste will likely not cause an insulin response that will break your fast and cause your body to shift out of fat burning mode.
Next time you brush your teeth, you can breath a little easier knowing toothpaste won’t break your fast. Just make sure you don’t eat a tube of toothpaste 😉
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