Fasting’s Double-Edged Sword: Regeneration Boost and Cancer Risk

29/09/2024 9 min

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https://thescience.dev/fastings-double-edged-sword-regeneration-boost-and-cancer-risk/
New research from MIT reveals that while fasting can enhance the regenerative abilities of intestinal stem cells, this benefit comes with a potential downside: an increased risk of tumor development if cancer-causing mutations occur during the refeeding period.

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