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Inflammation
A day-long fast lowers circulating inflammatory monocytes in healthy volunteers. Short intermittent-fasting regimens have not reduced CRP in meta-analyses.
Background reading, never a stage. The timer never shows it, and it is not tied to any hour of a fast. In the app it sits under the stages, in Also worth knowing.
Sources
- Jordan 2019Dietary Intake Regulates the Circulating Inflammatory Monocyte Pool. Cell, 2019.
- BMJ 2025 network meta-analysisIntermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. BMJ, 2025.
What studies measured, not a reading of your own body. Stop and seek help if you feel unwell; the signs to stop for are listed under Stop signs on the safety page.
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