Advocates of extreme fasting falsely claim the practice can treat health issues like diabetes and could cure or prevent cancer.

(NewsNation) — Intermittent fasting has been shown to have several health benefits, but new research shows it also may increase the risk of colon cancer. In the study conducted on mice, Massachusetts ...

(NewsNation) — Intermittent fasting has been shown to have several health benefits, but new research shows it also may increase the risk of colon cancer. In the study conducted on mice, Massachusetts ...

Fasting, many diet gurus say, can help you lose weight and improve your overall health. But what do scientists say? In general, they concur, although they prefer highly qualified statements to broad ...

Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered a way to get rid of pancreatic cancer in mice by putting them on a high fat, or ketogenic, diet and giving them cancer therapy. The team made the ...

Emerging evidence suggests that fasting could play a role in the fight against cancer. However, studies to date have been relatively small and results have been mixed, leaving an unclear picture of ...

While previous studies have linked intermittent fasting to benefits such as reductions in weight and dementia risk, new research in mice points to a potential downside of periodic food abstinences: an ...

Fasting has shown its potential to reduce colorectal cancer risk by triggering cellular changes that may slow tumor growth, with a study demonstrating a 20% improvement in overall survival. However, ...

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – Fasting has a myriad of benefits, and now, a team of researchers has claimed that it can even reprogram the metabolism of natural killer cells, helping them to survive in the ...

Fatty liver disease often leads to chronic liver inflammation and can even result in liver cancer. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University of Tübingen have now ...