Fasting-like diet reduces multiple sclerosis symptoms

Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 16:20 in Health & Medicine

Evidence is mounting that a diet mimicking the effects of fasting has health benefits beyond weight loss, with a new USC-led study indicating that it may reduce symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Scientists discovered that the diet triggers a death-and-life process for cells that appears critical for the body’s repair. “During the fasting-mimicking diet, cortisone is […]

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