Jun 16 2014 : The Times of India (Mumbai)
Washington: Fasting can reduce cholesterol levels in prediabetic people over extended period of time, according to a new research.The research on periodic fasting has identified a biological process in the body that converts bad cholesterol in fat cells to energy, thus combating diabetes risk factors.
Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, noticed that after 10 to 12 hours of fasting, the body starts scavenging for other sources of energy throughout the body to sustain itself. The body pulls LDL (bad) cholesterol from the fat
cells and uses it as energy.“Fasting has the potential to become an important diabetes intervention,” said Benjamin Horne, director of cardiovascular and genetic epidemiology at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute and lead researcher on the study.
“Though we’ve studied fasting and it’s health benefits for years, we didn’t know why it could provide benefits we observed related to the risk of diabetes.” Research by Horne and his team in 2011 focused on healthy people during one day of fasting and showed that routine, water-only fasting was associated with lower glucose levels and weight loss. PTI
Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, noticed that after 10 to 12 hours of fasting, the body starts scavenging for other sources of energy throughout the body to sustain itself. The body pulls LDL (bad) cholesterol from the fat
cells and uses it as energy.“Fasting has the potential to become an important diabetes intervention,” said Benjamin Horne, director of cardiovascular and genetic epidemiology at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute and lead researcher on the study.
“Though we’ve studied fasting and it’s health benefits for years, we didn’t know why it could provide benefits we observed related to the risk of diabetes.” Research by Horne and his team in 2011 focused on healthy people during one day of fasting and showed that routine, water-only fasting was associated with lower glucose levels and weight loss. PTI
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