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mk  ·  3814 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of immune system

I drank coffee. I usually take cream, but I had it black as I was going for 0 calories. According to this article, the idea is to calorie starve yourself enough to start cannibalizing your white blood cells. From the experiment here with mice, they just took their food away entirely. However, I am not sure if the equivalent experiments with people is the same.

I bet the hungry mice eat their poop. I've seen our rats do it without taking their food away.