RE: Occasional Fasting Associated With Lower Heart Disease Rates

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> " When you abstain from food for 24 hours or so, it

> reduces the constant exposure of the body to foods and

> glucose, " he said. " One of the major problems in the

> development of the metabolic syndrome and the pathway

> to diabetes is that the insulin-producing beta cells

> become desensitized. Routine fasting may allow them to

> resensitize -- to reset to a baseline level so they

> work better. "

Amen, I've been saying this for years. I think this

is also one of the reasons why exercise is good for you:

it gets you mobilizing glycogen for a change.