Periodic Partial Fasting Cuts Biomarkers For Aging

First the researchers tried calorie reduction in old mice with promising results In a new study, Longo and his colleagues show that cycles of a four-day low-calorie diet that mimics fasting (FMD) cut visceral belly fat and elevated the number of progenitor and stem cells in several organs of old mice -- including the brain, where it boosted neural regeneration and improved learning and memory. Then the researchers did a similar low calorie regime for 5 days a month for 3 months with good effects on biomarkers for aging. In a pilot human trial, three cycles of a similar diet given to 19 subjects once a month for five days decreased risk factors and biomarkers for aging, diabetes, cardiovascular disease...

Source: FuturePundit - June 21, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Randall Parker Source Type: blogs