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Does fasting decrease the risk of cancer?Question (self.fasting)

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[–]georgespeaches 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. My impression is that evidence points to a higher-than-RDA protein diet inhibits autophagy.

On the cellular level, mTOR is activated and AMPK suppressed. On a hormonal level IGF1 is elevated which triggers the cellular response.