Intermittent Fasting Impacts on Aging, Longevity
Some recent dietary and eating pattern trends have been shown to have positive benefits on health for many individuals.
The specific trends I am referring to include: low carb diets, intermittent fasting and compressed windows of feeding (such as 8/16 hours: eating during a period of 8 hours and fasting for 16 hours.)
The following article from Natural News highlights some of the recent studies and health benefits of intermittent fasting.
I am sure many of you may have tried intermittent fasting yourselves and have recommended it to your patients: I certainly count myself in with this group, and I have seen some significant health benefits in some patients.
In the article, it highlights a specific study done at Harvard which was published in the journal Cell Metabolism.
Here is one of the key takeaways from the study:
“Manipulating mitochondrial networks inside cells — either by dietary restriction or by genetic manipulation that mimics it — may increase lifespan and promote health, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.”