I don't know if its related, but more than a decade ago there is research conducted in Utah that identified intermittent fasting as reducing blood pressure and

I don't know if its related, but more than a decade ago there is research conducted in Utah that identified intermittent fasting as reducing blood pressure and lowering cholesterol. The Mormons there fast one day a month but eat the same foods and live the same as non-Mormons in the area.