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Fasting before and during exposure to invasive food-borne bacteria protects mice from developing a full-blown gastrointestinal infection, in part through the actions of the gut microbiome, according to new research led by University of British Columbia scientists. Graef et al. highlight how food intake controls the complex relationship between host, …

Photo by Krzysztof Puszczy?ski Putting down the fork every now and then in favor of a quick fasting diet might sound like a pretty simple way to lose weight. But between The 8-Hour Diet, The Fast Diet (also called the 5:2 Diet), and all of the other intermittent fasting (IF) …