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Fasting and Cancer: What the Science Actually Says

Fasting and Cancer: What the Science Actually Says | The Reset Ritual Fasting and Cancer: What the Science Actually Says Can pausing food intake truly tip the scales against cancer? Here’s a balanced, evidence‑based look—without dense jargon. Reading time: 12–15 minutes | Evidence level: human trials ✔︎ / animal data ✔︎ / cell studies ✔︎ Why Put Fasting Under the Microscope? Modern oncology increasingly recognizes metabolism as a therapeutic target . Cancer cells burn through glucose at a frantic pace (the classic “ Warburg Effect ”), while healthy cells can switch fuels when food is scarce. Fasting—or diets that mimic it—exploits that difference: Starves tumors of their favorite fuel (glucose). Lowers insulin & IGF‑1 , hormones that push growth signals. Triggers differential stress resistance (DSR) —healthy cells hunker down and repair, but many cancer cells can’t adapt. 1 :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} Amplifies the immune res...

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