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Studies on mammals show the positive effects of fasting on health and longevity. In general, two different models of fasting can be distinguished: Intermittent and periodic fasting
Longo & Anderson 2022 Cell 185: 1455

A randomized crossover study of 100 patients of which 71 received 3 monthly 5-day FMD cycles showed reduced body weight, trunk, and total body fat; lowered blood pressure; and decreased IGF-1.
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Enemy or ally? Fasting as an essential regulator of immune responses
Wilhelm et al. 2021
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Fasting-mimicking diet and hormone therapy induce breast cancer regression
Caffa et al. 2020
History and origin of the ketogenic diet
Wheless, 2004 in: C.E. Stafstrom, J. M. Rho (Eds.), Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet, Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 31–50
Neural basis for fasting activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
Douglass et al. 2023 Nature 620: 154-162
Nutrition, longevity and disease: From molecular mechanisms to interventions
Longo & Anderson 2022 Cell 185: 1455
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