Promotes better health by fighting inflammation

While acute inflammation is a natural immune response that helps in the fight against infection, chronic inflammation can have serious health consequences. Inflammation has been linked to the development of chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis, according to research.

Fasting has been shown in some studies to help reduce inflammation and promote improved health. Intermittent fasting for one month reduced levels of inflammatory markers in 50 healthy people, according to one research. When they fasted for 12 hours a day for a month, the same effect was discovered in another small study. Furthermore, one animal research discovered that consuming a very low-calorie diet to mimic the effects of fasting reduced inflammation and was helpful in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease.