Fasting may trigger cells to initiate autophagy, the process of digesting and removing old or dysfunctional proteins.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources including a major hospital system, science journalism site, clinical trial registry, and encyclopedia entry, all consistent with scientific consensus on autophagy and fasting. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Intermittent Fasting: How To, Types, Benefits, and Safety (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24058-autophagy (corroboration)
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/autophagy (corroboration)
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04842864 (corroboration)