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The weight-loss-independent benefits of fasting

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In this study in humans, the authors describe distinct phases of adaptions in the plasma proteome to seven days without food, and identify limited associations of protein changes with weight loss.

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Fig. 1: Benefits from fasting include a broad set of potential weight-change-independent effects.

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  2. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Benjamin D. Horne

  3. Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

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Horne, B.D. The weight-loss-independent benefits of fasting. Nat Metab 6, 613–614 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-024-01012-z

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