Biblical Daniel Fast Put to the Test
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2012-09-10

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DESCRIPTION: Within a matter of weeks, participants placed on the vegan diet outlined by the prophet Daniel experienced improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol and insulin levels, insulin resistance, and C-reactive protein levels, a marker of inflammation within the body. See the "prequel" in yesterday's video-of-the-day (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/tightening-the-bible-belt/). Can the drop in biomarkers of inflammation actually translate into an improvement in inflammatory disease progression though? See Achieving Remission of Crohn's Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/achieving-remission-of-crohns-disease/) and Diet & Rheumatoid Arthritis (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet-rheumatoid-arthritis/). The decrease in inflammation is likely a combination of the anti-inflammatory effects of many plant foods (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fighting-inflammation-in-a-nut-shell/) and the pro-inflammatory effects of animal foods, see the 3-video series ending with Dead Meat Endotoxemia (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dead-meat-bacteria-endotoxemia/). The improvement in antioxidant capacity is also not unexpected given the different Antioxidant Powers of Plant Foods Versus Animal Foods (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidant-power-of-plant-foods-versus-animal-foods/).

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