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Intermittent Fasting May Reduce Progress of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Intermittent fasting has been linked to several health benefits, including weight loss and improved immune function and insulin sensitivity.
Intermittent Fasting May Reduce Progress of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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A.C. Dahnke
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A recent study shows that intermittent fasting may help women who have triple-negative breast cancer, a type with the worst prognosis due to its lack of common therapeutic targets.

Specifically, intermittent fasting could help obese or overweight women, according to the meta-analysis published on July 1 in Nutrients.
A.C. Dahnke
A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.