Intermittent Fasting Lowers COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths: Study

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Intermittent Fasting Lowers COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths: Study​

Jul 7, 2022 12:44 AM By Luigi Caler

Often associated with quick weight loss results, intermittent fasting could be the next big thing in the medical community’s search for the best means to contain the COVID-19 situation.

A new study found that a pattern of regular fasting could come in handy when battling a SARS-CoV-2 infection after researchers found its positive effect on lowering the risk for severe COVID-19 complications.

For the study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health early this month, researchers sought to evaluate the associations of periodic fasting with COVID-19 severity since fasting has been found to boost some host defense mechanisms in response to an infection.

The researchers used data from patients enrolled in Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare’s INSPIRE program, a voluntary health registry. The patients enrolled in the registry from 2013 to 2020 were tested for COVID-19 from March 2020 to February 2021. Among them, 205 tested positive, and only 73 said they practiced regular fasting.

The team found that the patients who admitted practicing periodic fasting had been doing it for an average of 40 years. One patient even reported fasting for more than 81 years.

According to Dr. Benjamin Horne, the director of cardiovascular and genetic epidemiology at Intermountain Healthcare and lead researcher, many participants who practiced fasting were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Around 40-45% of the participants who attended the church reported fasting regularly.

“Intermittent fasting has already shown to lower inflammation and improve cardiovascular health. In this study, we're finding additional benefits when it comes to battling an infection of COVID-19 in patients who have been fasting for decades,” Horne added.

Various studies have already established the ability of intermittent fasting to lower cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors for coronary heart disease, heart attacks, and diabetes, on top of reducing weight.

After analyzing the data, the researchers concluded that routine fasting lowered the risk of hospitalization or mortality in COVID-19 patients. They even noted that the diet could work well with vaccinations in providing strengthened immunity amid the pandemic.

“It's not feasible to vaccinate the entire world every six months with a COVID-19 vaccine. And so having a routine fasting regimen, that's something that's sustainable over a long period of time, is something that can potentially help people to fill in the gaps between the vaccination boosters so that you have some additional immunity to be able to protect yourself from the COVID-19 severity,” Horne said.

https://www.medicaldaily.com/interm...covid-19-hospitalizations-deaths-study-465933

 

[eatshitndie]

very difficult for sinkies. gluttons and gongkias.

 

[Alamakinky]

i'm going to try permanent fasting and see what happens

very difficult for sinkies. gluttons and gongkias.

 

[mahjongking]

masturbating less may help too.....lol

 

[syed putra]

I better re-start fasting.

 

[zhihau]

very difficult for sinkies. gluttons and gongkias.

Can eat! Don’t waste!

 

[laksaboy]

very difficult for sinkies. gluttons and gongkias.

The words in bold mean the same thing. You are repeating yourself.

 

[laksaboy]

Doesn't matter what you do, if you're a vaxtard, you have VAIDS. Your immune system is weakened, think Star Trek ship with shields down.

 

[eatshitndie]

The words in bold mean the same thing. You are repeating yourself.

have to keep repeating. makan for fun is an entitlement and no longer a privilege in sg.

 

[bobby]

Liddat then the m&ds should spread Ramadan over 4 months of 1 month each per m&d year....

 

[mojito]

Good timing now with so much inflation eat 2 meals in stead of 3. Save money + strengthen immune system eh?

 

[syed putra]

Liddat then the m&ds should spread Ramadan over 4 months of 1 month each per m&d year....

Ramadan is a fallacy. Malays probably spend more on food than non ramadan months.

 

[tobelightlight]

Intermittent fasting can heal anything but nanites from the vaccine into ur body needs extraterrestrial help for healing.

 

[glockman]

Intermittent Fasting Lowers COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths: Study​

Jul 7, 2022 12:44 AM By Luigi Caler

Often associated with quick weight loss results, intermittent fasting could be the next big thing in the medical community’s search for the best means to contain the COVID-19 situation.

A new study found that a pattern of regular fasting could come in handy when battling a SARS-CoV-2 infection after researchers found its positive effect on lowering the risk for severe COVID-19 complications.

For the study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health early this month, researchers sought to evaluate the associations of periodic fasting with COVID-19 severity since fasting has been found to boost some host defense mechanisms in response to an infection.

The researchers used data from patients enrolled in Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare’s INSPIRE program, a voluntary health registry. The patients enrolled in the registry from 2013 to 2020 were tested for COVID-19 from March 2020 to February 2021. Among them, 205 tested positive, and only 73 said they practiced regular fasting.

The team found that the patients who admitted practicing periodic fasting had been doing it for an average of 40 years. One patient even reported fasting for more than 81 years.

According to Dr. Benjamin Horne, the director of cardiovascular and genetic epidemiology at Intermountain Healthcare and lead researcher, many participants who practiced fasting were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Around 40-45% of the participants who attended the church reported fasting regularly.

“Intermittent fasting has already shown to lower inflammation and improve cardiovascular health. In this study, we're finding additional benefits when it comes to battling an infection of COVID-19 in patients who have been fasting for decades,” Horne added.

Various studies have already established the ability of intermittent fasting to lower cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors for coronary heart disease, heart attacks, and diabetes, on top of reducing weight.

After analyzing the data, the researchers concluded that routine fasting lowered the risk of hospitalization or mortality in COVID-19 patients. They even noted that the diet could work well with vaccinations in providing strengthened immunity amid the pandemic.

“It's not feasible to vaccinate the entire world every six months with a COVID-19 vaccine. And so having a routine fasting regimen, that's something that's sustainable over a long period of time, is something that can potentially help people to fill in the gaps between the vaccination boosters so that you have some additional immunity to be able to protect yourself from the COVID-19 severity,” Horne said.

https://www.medicaldaily.com/interm...covid-19-hospitalizations-deaths-study-465933

Intermittent fasting is very advantageous. I do it regularly to maintain my sculpted body and good looks. It allows my body to rest, detox. Most of us eat too much, and too often. Three meals a day is a fallacy, we are not manual labourers.

Dr Jason Fung is an expert on intermittent fasting. He's all over youtube.

 

[Loofydralb]

That is why the prophet advocated fasting on Mondays and Thursdays on top of Ramadan and other significant days throughout the year. In fact today, the eve of Hajj is a special day to fast.
Who could have known that 1400 years ago, except with guidance of our Creator.

La illa ha il Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah
There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is His messenger.

 

[laksaboy]

Ramadan fasting is useless for health. First of all it's a 12-hour binge eating regimen. Twelve hours is not enough to induce autophagy.

Secondly it's dry fasting, which is bad, especially for the kidneys.

Muslims should go ahead and do their ritual every year. There are eleven other months on the calendar. But do they have the discipline?