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Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease

2019; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 381; Issue: 26 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmra1905136

1533-4406

Rafael de Cabo, Mark P. Mattson,

Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Evidence is accumulating that eating in a 6-hour period and fasting for 18 hours can trigger a metabolic switch from glucose-based to ketone-based energy, with increased stress resistance, increased longevity, and a decreased incidence of diseases, including cancer and obesity.