#177 | Bodycomp FMD | Renee Fitton MS RD

#177 | Bodycomp FMD | Renee Fitton MS RD

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February 3, 2026 · 51 min · Season 6 · Episode 177

About this episode

Renee Fitton discusses the challenges of managing body composition through nutrition and fasting strategies.

Professional Supplements for Wise Athletes (click to see the "always on" discount) Renee Fitton MS RD Renee is a Longevity Dietitian (she holds a masters degree in longevity nutrition earned with Dr Longo at UCLA) and she is the Director of Education at L-Nutra, the ProLon FMD company Using Fasting-Mimicking Diet (FMD) to manage body comp I’m not alone in my struggle to build muscle while reducing body fat. I recently completed an 18 month effort to do just that starting and ending with a Dexa scan to avoid any self deception. The results were not bad (16 —> 15% body) but I did not achieve my goal (I had essentially zero muscle growth and lost no visceral fat). I have always struggled with balancing calorie surplus (for recovery and adaption to exercise), with calorie deficit for body composition and achieving my goal of zero visceral fat.   I guess I need more help, eh?  In my talk with Renee we explore the topic of finding the minimum calorie and protein consumption (over time; not everyday) needed for the life I, you, anyone may want,  And the use of cycles of growth (calorie surplus, high protein, hard exercise overload) and then rejuvenation (calorie…

People in this episode

Host: Wise Athletes Podcast

Guest: Renee Fitton

Topics covered

  • Fasting-Mimicking Diet
  • body composition
  • muscle growth
  • calorie surplus
  • calorie deficit
  • nutrition
  • longevity

Keywords

  • body composition
  • muscle growth
  • calorie surplus
  • calorie deficit
  • Fasting-Mimicking Diet
  • nutrition
  • longevity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: L-Nutra, UCLA

Products: ProLon FMD

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