Regular Fasting May Lead to Longer Life
Study of calorie-restricted mice shows promise for adjustments in human food-consumption patterns
by Kent Allen, AARP, September 11, 2018 | Comments: 0
Looking to live longer? You might want to expand the time between your meals.
A recent study of mice found that those whose diets were restricted to once a day on average lived longer and were generally healthier than mice that had access to food 24 hours a day.
Researchers say that the results of the study, published in the medical journal Cell Metabolism and conducted by scientists from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), ought to generate further investigation about the effect of eating intervals on humans.
“These intriguing results in an animal model show that the interplay of total caloric intake and the length of feeding and fasting periods deserves a closer look,†said Richard J. Hodes, M.D., the director of the NIA.
https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2018/fasting-linked-to-longevity-in-mice.html?intcmp=HEALTH
