- Fasting, or restricting your intake of solid foods, is often promoted as a means of losing weight.
- Studies have suggested that intermittent fasting — alternating restricted food intake with usual eating patterns — may have several health benefits.
- Now, a study in mice suggests that fasting and then refeeding boosts cell regeneration in the intestines.
- However, the research found that this also increased the risk of intestinal tumors in the mice.
Fasting has long been part of many traditions…
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