[Fasting - a potent modern therapy].
Etienne HanslianDaniela KoppoldAndreas MichalsenPublished in: Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) (2023)
Therapeutic fasting has found its way into modern medicine in the last decade through a multitude of experimental work and animal studies as well as increasing clinical research. It is a procedure with a tradition dating back thousands of years and thus comes with a variety of different practices. What they all have in common, is the reduction of daily food intake for a limited period of time. This has a variety of effects on metabolism, cells and organ systems, which can make it a potent tool in medical practice.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- primary care
- blood glucose
- induced apoptosis
- insulin resistance
- cell cycle arrest
- anti inflammatory
- minimally invasive
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- oxidative stress
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- stem cells
- signaling pathway
- cell death
- quality improvement
- case control
- bone marrow
- cell therapy
- skeletal muscle