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Fasting diet ‘regenerates diabetic pancreas’

Written by: James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website

The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers. Restoring the function of the organ – which helps control blood sugar levels – reversed symptoms of diabetes in animal experiments.The study, published in the journal Cell, says the diet reboots the body.

Experts said the findings were “potentially very exciting” as they could become a new treatment for the disease. People are advised not to try this without medical advice.

In the experiments, mice were put on a modified form of the “fasting-mimicking diet”. Read more.

Published February 24, 2017 by BBC News


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