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Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation – a potentially damaging side-effect of the body's immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases.
Periods of fasting were found to increase the levels of a fatty acid that reduces the activity of molecules that activate inflammatory responses linked to major health problems, including diabetes.
Explore the anti-inflammatory effects of fasting by raising arachidonic acid levels, reducing inflammation, and decreasing susceptibility to chronic diseases.
Cambridge University researchers studied around two dozen people, who only consumed water for 24 hours. Blood tests revealed a dramatic drop in their levels of inflammatory cells.
<p>Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation – a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases.</p>