Rhonda Patrick· PhD
So if you're fasting interval was early in the day, like 6 to 6, then it seemed like the fasting interval reduced CRP, C-reactive protein, this measure of generalized inflammation.
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So if you're fasting interval was early in the day, like 6 to 6, then it seemed like the fasting interval reduced CRP, C-reactive protein, this measure of generalized inflammation.
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But then we went back to our animal data and we realized that, yes, we actually see systemic inflammation goes down with time-restricted eating. And that makes sense. If the systemic inflammation goes down, then many immune-related or inflammation-related diseases would also go down with time-restricted eating.