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Note, however, that almost anything that hampers your metabolism (such as fasting or a ketogenic diet) or overburdens your body, will strongly tend to be anti-i
by Nomentatus 8y ago
Note, however, that almost anything that hampers your metabolism (such as fasting or a ketogenic diet) or overburdens your body, will strongly tend to be anti-inflammatory, for the simplest of reasons: your body wants to fight an invader or toxin (that maybe it shouldn't) but you've clamped down on its ability to do as much as it likes; you've put it on a budget. This will also limit your ability to repair DNA and much else.
I'm not saying that's the mechanism here, but it could be, and is for very many anti-inflammatory effects.
Granted, fasting is part of our evolutionary history, some of it does seem to be healthy, overall.
- rolandnsharp 8y agoWhat's the invader in the case of keto and fasting diets? Keto would be a pretty natural state on a hunter gatherer diet, no?
- JoshMnem 8y agoThere is some interesting research on fasting and the immune system: https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/ https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regene...