Diet Restrictions Prior to Surgery can Thwart Some Problems

Thu, 26 Jan 2012

Periods of dietary restrictions prior to surgery could be what patients are asked to undertake, should an experiment with rats be borne out by studies on people.

Removing protein from patients diets for around a week drastically protected rats from kidney and liver damage when blood flow was temporarily stopped from going to these organs.

This is similar to what happens during a stroke and heart attack; this is like what happens to organs during long, complicated operations.

Restricting protein, not sugar or fat, seems to trigger an ancient evolutionary response which has several consequences, one of which is a reduction in inflammation.

Even though this occurs for a short period of time there is still a benefit.

This study is the most recent evidence that with regard to food and health, less is usually more, to an extent.

Lowering your food intake can increase the lifespan of mice by a third.

With humans, dietary restrictions can have beneficial effects, including lower cholesterol levels and reduced blood pressure levels.
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