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Deprive yourself.
- Source :
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New Scientist . 11/17/2012, Vol. 216 Issue 2891, p46-49. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The article discusses the potential health benefits of fasting. The author relates her experience of what it feels like to fast, such as the pain of hunger pangs, discusses the controversial nature of fasting, and explains the physiologically effects of fasting on the body, including the conversion of glycogen in the liver and muscles into glucose for energy. Also discussed is the potential of fasting to prevent cancer. INSET: HOLD THE PROTEIN.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02624079
- Volume :
- 216
- Issue :
- 2891
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New Scientist
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 83703232
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0262-4079(12)62960-1