Increasing Number Of Clinicians Prescribing Fasting To People With Type 2 Diabetes.

reports that an increasing number of healthcare professionals are “prescribing fasting to people with type 2 diabetes.” But, “a recent study warns that going for long stretches without eating could cause the very damage it’s supposed to prevent.” In that study, “rats subjected to intermittent fasting showed an increase in fat tissue, with damage to insulin-releasing cells in the pancreas.” Such effects “could lead to diabetes and serious health issues.” http://www.newsweek.com/could-fasting-cure-diabetes-evidence-not-eating-long-stretches-compelling-and-962014