Fasting Mimicking Diet: Five Days Per Month Demonstrated Improved Biomarkers for Aging and Disease Risk

The fasting mimicking diet is a five-day long meal program specifically designed to mimic the beneficial effects of fasting while allowing a person to eat and providing the necessary nutrients

WeightControl.com Interview with:
Valter D. Longo PhD
Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences
Director, Longevity Institute, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology
Italian Foundation for Cancer Research Institute of Molecular Oncolog
Milan, Italy

Sebastian Brandhorst PhD
Associate Professor Of Gerontology Co-Director
Aging Murine Phenotyping Core
University of Southern California,  Health Sciences

WeightControl.com:  What is the background for this study? 

Response: In mice, periodic cycles of a fasting mimicking diet (FMD) protect normal cells while killing damaged cells including cancer and autoimmune cells, reduce inflammation, promote multi-system  regeneration, and extend longevity. We previously demonstrated that study participants who consumed the FMD for 5 consecutive days per month for 3 months, but otherwise ate their regular diet had reduced body weight, trunk and total body fat, blood pressure, and a favorable safety profile.