New York: According to a new study, intermittent fasting may increase the risk of heart disease or cancer.
A study conducted on mice by researchers at Mount Sinai found that skipping breakfast reduced white blood cell counts by 90 percent. These cells help fight disease, control inflammation, and eliminate damaged cells from the body.
Dr. Philip Sorsky, an immunologist at New York City Hospital who led the research, said that because immune cells are so important for other diseases such as heart disease or cancer, understanding their function is important.
The researchers also reported that the study shows for the first time that skipping meals causes stress in the brain that has negative effects on immune cells.
Some studies prior to this study have claimed that intermittent fasting may be related to aging. However, the opposite results have been revealed in this recent research.
In this method of dieting, one restricts one’s calorie consumption for a few hours or days or days or weeks in order to lose weight and control one’s eating habits.
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