{"id":83033,"date":"2024-08-23T10:55:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T08:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buchinger-wilhelmi.com\/studie-fasten-herz-kreislauf\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:27:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:27:18","slug":"study-cardiovascular-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buchinger-wilhelmi.com\/en\/study-cardiovascular-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-term fasting reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NEW OBSERVATIONAL STUDY WITH 40 PARTICIPANTS[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”]
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\n\t\tNew study shows that long-term fasting reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases by accelerating the removal of cholesterol from arterial plaque\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1681199315279{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]\u00dcberlingen, 06.08.2024[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][vc_column_text]A newly published observational study explains the effects of fasting on cholesterol functionality and its potential to reduce the risk of heart disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

The study was conducted on 40 participants who fasted for 12 days under medical supervision. The participants, a diverse group of both men and women across different ages, were given a follow-up examination one month after they resumed eating.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][vc_single_image image=”83020″ img_size=”” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”fadeIn” link=”https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S002191502401116X”][vc_empty_space]

\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tTo the study\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”22px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1681199737389{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fasting significantly improved the participants\u2019 cardiovascular health, as evidenced by reductions in blood pressure, triglyceride levels, total cholesterol, LDL and HDL cholesterol, with the most notable decrease observed in highly atherogenic small LDL particles. These are known as \u201cbad cholesterol\u201d because they tend to deposit cholesterol in the foam cells, which causes atheroma plaque. Remarkably, these most dangerous LDL particles continued to decrease, and remained lower even one month after fasting. <\/span><\/p>\n

HDL cholesterol increased moderately. A initial decrease in HDL during fasting caused some consternation, because HDL is often referred to as “good cholesterol\u201d. However, the study revealed that this decrease is only temporary. One month after fasting, HDL cholesterol levels increased again, and even surpassed baseline.<\/span><\/p>\n

Importantly, the study not only highlights the relevance of the level of cholesterol. It also shows that HDL removes cholesterol from arterial plaque at a faster rate in the month following the reintroduction of food. This underscores the importance of the food reintroduction phase.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1698227515114{margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ecebe5 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]\n

The most important findings summarised<\/h3>\n