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Fasting and the immune system

I am thinking of taking up fasting because I enjoy a challenge and am too fat. However I have heard that it lowers your immunity to infection. Has this been the case for anyone here? And what could I do to minimise the risk?

Answer

> fasting lowers immunity

Uh No.

How long we talking here ?

72 hour fasts reset the immune system (a good thing).

If humans weren’t able to use their own body fat to bridge the time between meals we wouldn’t exist.

Always break a fast if you don’t feel well.