In obese adults, fasting from dawn to dusk is linked to weight loss and lower BMI, but these changes do not consistently align with changes in inflammation markers, meaning inflammation may change without being tied to weight loss.

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

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This study found that obese people who fasted from sunrise to sunset lost weight and had less inflammation, but the amount of weight lost didn’t match how much inflammation dropped — meaning the body can become less inflamed even without losing a lot of weight.

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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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