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Intermittent fasting: Surprising update - Harvard Health Blog There is good evidence that intermittent fasting can be as effective for weight loss as simply eating less. But many people find it too hard to get through the fasting interval. New research suggests that eating only during a limited part of the day is more manageable and provides significant metabo...

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NEW STUDIES HIGHLIGHT DATA PROVING THAT ALL TYPES OF FASTING CAN LEAD TO WEIGHT LOSS & HEALTHIER LIVES

Research involving animals has revealed that intermittent fasting can reduce the risk of and its related diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and . According to Mark Mattson, chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging, research from the 1980s revealed that the of rats increases substantially when they fast every other day, compared to rats who have food available at all times.

A much more recent study, published this month, found that mice who fasted, whether because they were fed all of their calories only once per day or because their calories were restricted, which naturally caused them to eat all of their limited food at once — were healthier and lived longer compared to mice who had constant access to food.

Trying to tease out whether fasting is simply a form of calorie restriction is very complicated, according to experts. But “in the absence of restriction, and independent of composition, fasting mice do better than non- ,” explained Rafael deCabo, a scientist at the National Institute on Aging and the study’s lead author.

But do the health benefits of fasting, including the possibility of living a longer life, apply to humans?

So far, research has revealed promising results.

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Is fasting the fountain of youth? | WTOP A recent study found that mice who fasted, whether because they were fed all of their calories only once per day or because their calories were restricted, which naturally caused them to eat all of their limited food at once — were healthier and lived longer compared to mice who had constant acces...