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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES<\/h1>\n

\u201cScientists discovered that the diet triggers a death-and-life process for cells that appears critical for the body\u2019s repair. During the fasting-mimicking diet, cortisone is produced and that initiates a killing of autoimmune cells,\u201d said Valter Longo. \u201cThis process also leads to the production of new healthy cells.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 USC News, May 26, 2016<\/p>\n

Prevention and Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases<\/h2>\n
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Prevention<\/h2>\n

People affected by pathologies may not do the FMD, unless they have the prior approval of their specialized doctor. In the case of serious or relatively serious illnesses (cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular, autoimmune, or neurodegenerative diseases), it is important to seek permission and approval from a disease specialist as well as from a dietitian with expertise in the FMD or in therapeutic fasting. The use of the FMD for disease treatment should for the moment be limited to clinical trials unless the doctor determines that there are no viable options and the patient cannot wait until the conclusion of appropriate clinical trials and FDA (US Food and Drug Administration), and similar agencies in other countries, approval.<\/p>\n

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