Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Free Reading "Fasting may lead to health benefits" (18th)



Clarisa Livia
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Scientists in the US and Italy tested mice that showed that fasting can be healthy. Scientists found that fasting can reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other diseases. Scientists give low-calorie and high-fat diets for four days. This makes the pancreas in mice work better.

The pancreas is the organ that makes the hormone insulin. Insulin breaks down the sugar in the blood. People with diabetes have too much sugar in their blood, so the amount of insulin is very small. Scientists say fasting increases the amount of insulin, so they recommend for fasting.

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