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...Incentives for the decision-maker determine behaviour. This means that we have to recognize self-interested behaviour in others.

There is an old saying:"Never ask the village barber if you need a haircut." We are biased by our incentives as are others including lawyers, accountants, doctors, consultants, salesmen, organizations, the media, etc. What is good for them may not be good for us.

"The most potent natural stimulus to growth hormone secretion is fasting. In one study, over a five-day fasting period, growth hormone secretion more than doubled. During fasting, in addition to the usual early-morning spike of growth hormone (pulsatile), there is also regular secretion throughout the day (non-pulsatile). Interestingly, very low-calorie diets are not able to provoke the same growth hormone response"