Comment by inglor_cz
5 years ago
When it comes to curing some chronical conditions, I am intrigued by the research of Prof. Roy Taylor of Newcastle University, England.
Taylor et al. have been studying effects of short-term fasting on diabetes 2nd type and they claim that they can cure or at least significantly improve the condition by fasting, especially if the fasting therapy is introduced soon enough after the initial diagnosis of T2D. Even NHS England is paying attention to their work.
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal/#pub...
This is about as cheap cure as it gets. Eating nothing for some periods of time does not cost any money and there are no patents/royalties attached. The only trouble is that it might be less comfortable than taking pills.
If Taylor is right, we could get rid of a significant part of our disease burden. Fast food producers would fall on harder times, though.
This was indeed good news. But most obese diabetic people find it nearly impossible to follow such a diet. I have such a diabetic friend who is trying, but even with the Covid quarantine and his daughter policing his diet he has yo-yo'ed in weight, losing 35 lbs only to regain 15, partially due to his cravings for snacks & candy bars that he smuggles into the house or eats while out.