In obese adults, following a 30-day fasting period from dawn to dusk was linked to lower levels of several inflammatory proteins in the blood, and some of these reductions remained detectable two weeks after the fast ended.

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Dawn-to-dusk dry fasting decreases circulating inflammatory cytokines in subjects with increased body mass index

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2024 Mar

This study found that obese people who didn’t eat or drink from sunrise to sunset for 30 days had less inflammation in their bodies, and the reduction lasted for two weeks after they stopped fasting. This suggests this kind of fasting might help reduce the harmful inflammation linked to being overweight.

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Dawn-to-dusk dry fasting decreases circulating inflammatory cytokines in subjects with increased body mass index

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DOI: 10.1016/j.metop.2024.100274

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