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Proposing intermittent fasting as a cure for COVID-19 with no clinical research is dubious. This is the same as any other quack medicine.

Ironically carb consumption is important to maintain immune function in very active individuals.

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The poster did not claim it was a "cure". The way I read it was that if you're gut biome is dysfunctional because you eat too much, that is a factor in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2. That is actually possible. Resetting your gut biome with a 72 hour fast is known to provide significant health benefits. Clearly the poster is not a medical professional and states that fact. But everything stated is reasonable advice. It's certainly not "quack medicine".

That’s an interesting idea. Could you point me at any papers on the subject?

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