Canonical Source · peer reviewed study

Safety and feasibility of fasting in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy

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Investigation

Does a 72-hour fast reset or regenerate the immune system?

Contextualizes

A small study found some chemotherapy patients could follow short fasting schedules and showed preliminary biological changes, but no non-fasting comparison or full immune reset was tested.

Challenges

No direct human study here demonstrates that a 72-hour fast replaces the immune system or meaningfully improves its general function in healthy adults.

Subject families

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