Q. I don’t have diabetes or pre-diabetes, do you know why my healthcare provider ordered a fasting insulin test?

Fasting, the practice of abstaining from food for a set period, has gained popularity for its potential health benefits. However, it’s important to recognize that fasting isn’t a universal solution.

Fasting’s effects on our body might be more complicated than we thought. New research in mice suggests that fasting can speed up the healing of intestinal stem cells, but possibly make them more ...