Research has revealed that “fake fasting” may offer the same age-reversing health benefits as forsaking food. Known as the fasting mimicking diet (FMD), the diet is designed, as the name implies, to ...

Could adopting a fasting-like diet help slow down aging? That’s the claim of researchers from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology in Los Angeles, who led a study on the benefits of a ...

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The fast-mimicking diet offers the benefits of fasting without the need for complete food restriction. Consider consulting a nutritionist or doctor to determine if this is a safe option for you.

In 2012, the BBC aired a documentary that pushed diet culture to a new extreme. For Eat, Fast, and Live Longer, the British journalist Michael Mosley experimented with eating normally for five days ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looks at the benefits of a fasting-like diet. andresr/Getty Images Five-day cycles each month of a fasting-like diet improved markers of prediabetes and reduced fat in ...