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Research finds new health benefits of restricting calories

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New research focuses on the benefits of restricting the number of calories consumed each day.

Researchers are seeing the benefits fasting can have on health.

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A new surge of interest in fasting suggests that it might indeed help people with cancer. It might also reduce the risk of developing cancer, guard against diabetes and heart disease, help control asthma and even stave off Parkinson's disease and dementia.