- Researchers say fasting can do a lot more than just helping a person lose weight.
- They say fasting may also help reduce inflammation in the body.
- Experts say high calorie diets are associated with a chronic metabolic inflammatory syndrome called metaflammation.
The tradition of three full meals per day is being called into question.
The trio of daily meals and the typical Western, high-calorie diet are the focus of a
Fasting has been promoted in recent years for weight loss, typically when someone skips a meal and their body reacts using stored fat and carbohydrates as energy sources.
Now, the authors of the new study say intermittent fasting may help inhibit inflammation.
Experts say that inflammation can contribute to a variety of chronic diseases. One of these is metabolic syndrome, which can increase the risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
In some cases of inflammation, the body may be sending cells to defend against viruses, bacteria, and other organisms causing infections.
Sometimes, though, the body mistakenly perceives its own cells or tissues as harmful. This reaction can lead to autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease.
The researchers in the new study say a high calorie diet associated with many Western cultures is associated with a chronic metabolic inflammatory syndrome called
The authors say metaflammation “underpins many prevalent noncommunicable diseases.”
They report that elevated levels of the immune response proteins interleukin (IL)-1β, NLRP3 inflammasome activity, and systemic inflammation are hallmarks of chronic metabolic inflammatory syndromes.
They added that exogenous arachidonic acid can impair…
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