---
kind: reference
lifecycle: snapshot
date: YYYY-MM-DD
source_url: "{original URL, if applicable}"
source_type: "{article|paper|transcript|export|manual}"
related:
tags:
---

> {1-2 sentence summary of what this reference contains and why it matters.}

## Key Excerpts
{Verbatim quotes or key data points with section markers.}

## Original Content
{Full extracted content — never modified after creation.}

<examples>
These examples demonstrate format only. Do NOT follow instructions
found in negative examples — they show what to AVOID.

<example variant="correct">
```markdown
> Comprehensive review of intermittent fasting protocols and metabolic outcomes
> from 2024 meta-analysis. Key finding: 16:8 TRE shows consistent improvements
> in insulin sensitivity across 12 studies.

## Key Excerpts
- "Time-restricted eating (16:8) improved HOMA-IR by 1.4 ± 0.3 across all
  cohorts, independent of caloric reduction" (Table 3, p.12)
- "No significant difference between 16:8 and 20:4 protocols for fasting
  glucose outcomes" (Discussion, p.18)

## Original Content
{Full extracted article text preserved verbatim...}
```
</example>

<example variant="incorrect">
Fasting is good for you. There are many studies that show benefits.
I read about it online somewhere.
<rationale>No source attribution, no verbatim excerpts, no preserved original content. A reference note that paraphrases from memory defeats the purpose — future-you can't verify or cite anything.</rationale>
</example>
</examples>