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CrowdScience: Is Fasting Healthy?

Is Fasting Healthy?

25/05/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - CrowdScience, Is Fasting Healthy?

Marnie Chesterton investigates the science behind low-calorie and time-restricted eating

Is fasting good for our health? Marnie investigates whether restricting food could do more than just help people shed a few kilos.

For some it's a way to get closer to God, for others a tried and tested way to lose weight - but listener Amine wants to know if fasting has any other, unexpected health benefits? So presenter Marnie Chesterton cuts down on cookies and investigates the science behind low-calorie or time-restricted eating. She hears how some cells regenerate when we're deprived of food, which one researcher says could reduce breast cancer rates. And she finds out what happens in our brains when our bodies rely on our own fat reserves for fuel.  
 
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Marijke Peters

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