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New research published in the journal Nature Medicine reveals that a compound created by the body when dieting or fasting could actually block part of the immune system that's involved in several inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.

"These findings are important because endogenous metabolites like BHB that block the NLRP3 inflammasome could be relevant against many inflammatory diseases, including those where there are mutations in the NLRP3 genes," said Vishwa Deep Dixit, professor in the Section of Comparative Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, in a news release.

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