The epithelial populations found throughout the gastrointestinal tract exhibit a relatively high rate of turnover throughout postnatal life. The maintenance of normal cellularity in the setting of continuous proliferation, differentiation, and cell senescence implies the presence of exquisite regulation of cell turnover. In addition, regulatory mechanisms must provide plasticity in order to fac...

fasting does have remarkable benefits in the treatment of cancer and another diseases such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and a multitude of other chronic diseases. it has been determined that fasting could play an important role during cancer treatment and progression via the regulation of insulin-like growth factor-1 (igf-1) as well as other growth factors. also, it has been shown that fast...