Evidence that overnight fasting could extend healthy lifespan

Stephen L. Helfand () and Rafael de Cabo ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 598, issue 7880, 265-266

Abstract: A feeding schedule of prolonged overnight fasting periods extends healthy lifespan in fruit flies by promoting night-time autophagy, a process in which material in cells is degraded and recycled.

Keywords: Ageing; Metabolism; Physiology; Nutrition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-01578-8

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