Intermittent Fasting and Inflammation: The Research Explained
Does intermittent fasting reduce inflammation? Here's what peer-reviewed research actually shows about fasting and key inflammatory markers.
Chronic inflammation sits at the root of most modern diseases — heart disease, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, and even some cancers. So when researchers started measuring what happens to inflammatory markers during intermittent fasting, the results were hard to ignore. Here is a clear breakdown of what the science shows, what is driving these effects, and what it means practically for anyone who fasts regularly. Intermittent fasting consistently lowers key markers of chronic inflammation in human trials. The effect is…
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