May aid in cancer prevention and increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy

Fasting may help in the treatment and prevention of cancer, according to animal and test-tube research. In fact, one rat research discovered that fasting on alternate days helped to prevent tumor growth.

A small study suggests that a certain type of intermittent fasting is safe and effective for people who have been diagnosed with cancer and that it may help cancer treatments like chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and hormonal therapy work better. A test-tube study found that exposing cancer cells to several cycles of fasting was as effective as chemotherapy at slowing tumor growth and increasing the impact of chemotherapy drugs on cancer formation. Unfortunately, the majority of study focuses on the effects of fasting on the growth of cancer in animals and cells. Despite these promising findings, further research is needed to see how fasting affects cancer growth and treatment in humans.