Rhonda Patrick· PhD
A clinical trial found a fasting-mimicking diet decreased biomarkers of inflammation in humans.
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A clinical trial found a fasting-mimicking diet decreased biomarkers of inflammation in humans.
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So you do have evidence, and this is a recent publication of yours, that the fasting-mimicking diet in healthy subjects can, it seems, affect biomarkers that are related to aging in a positive way.