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Valter Longo, Ph.D. on Fasting-Mimicking Diet & Fasting for Longevity, Cancer & Multiple Sclerosis

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Fitness, sleep & longevityNutrition & diet scienceMedicine & infectious disease

What it is

Rhonda Patrick interviews USC gerontologist Valter Longo about fasting, the fasting-mimicking diet, and their effects on longevity, cancer, and multiple sclerosis. They discuss mechanisms such as IGF-1 and autophagy and clinical trials.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as a deeper, more legitimate interview on fasting mechanics than typical diet content.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “I enjoyed this recent interview with Valter Longo on the subject of fasting”

    Interview covering fasting mechanics and clinical trials

    ndb6000, 2017-02 · Recommendation · in “Fasting leads to stress resistance, self-renewal, and regeneration (2014)”

  2. “Good interview about I.F.”

    Good interview about intermittent fasting

    pgt, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “The antidepressant effect of sleep deprivation”

  3. “For those interested in a deeper dive on the benefits of water-only fasting and diets that try to mimic its benefits”

    Deeper dive on water fasting, fasting-mimicking diet, time-restricted feeding

    bodhibyte, 2018-09 · Recommendation · in “Molecule produced during fasting has anti-aging effect on vascular system”

  4. “Here's some legitimate information on a fast.”

    Legitimate information on fasting and its mechanisms

    itchyouch, 2019-02 · Recommendation · in “Exercise, fasting shown to help cells shed defective proteins”

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Topics: fasting, valter longo, fasting-mimicking diet, longevity, autophagy

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