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Five day 'fasting' diet slows down ageing and may add years to life
telegraph.co.uk ^ | Sarah Knapton

Posted on 06/19/2015 6:55:59 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

A five day diet which mimics fasting could slow down ageing, add years to life, boost the immune system and cut the risk of heart disease and cancer, scientists believe.

The plan which restricts calories to between one third and a half of normal intake has been developed by academics at the University of Southern California.

But now they have found that a calorie-restricted diet comprising of vegetable soups and chamomile tea has the same affect. And dieters only need to follow the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) for five days a month, eating what they like for the rest of the time.

“Strict fasting is hard for people to stick to, and it can also be dangerous, so we developed a complex diet that triggers the same effects in the body,' said Professor Valter Longo, USC Davis School of Gerontology and director of the USC Longevity Institute.

“I've personally tried both, and the fasting mimicking diet is a lot easier and also a lot safer.

“I think based on the markers for ageing and disease in humans it has the potential to add a number of years of life but more importantly to have a major impact on diabetes, cancer, heart disease and other age-related disease.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: autophagy; diet; fasting; fmd; intermittentfasting; longevity; lowcarbdiet; nutrition
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To: RoosterRedux
But now they have found that a calorie-restricted diet comprising of vegetable soups and chamomile tea has the same affect.

That's not correct English, even in England.

41 posted on 06/19/2015 10:41:20 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: RoosterRedux

I have done 5 day fasts in the past. Only water. After the hunger pangs went I felt great.


42 posted on 06/19/2015 3:19:36 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: Organic Panic

I’m going to start one next week. Mañana!;-)


43 posted on 06/19/2015 4:57:00 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (WSC: The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end...)
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To: Gadsden1st
As I said, using the urine test strips I have never tested above the middle. But, I am assuming that puts me below 50 carbs a day most of the time. Since losing the first 35 I have been able to enjoy the occasional indulgent meals or cocktails and still stay where I am.

the other thing I experienced was a loss of desire to eat so much so often. My craving is just a lot less - that certainly helps. Especially, with less productive exercise at my age.

44 posted on 06/19/2015 7:34:27 PM PDT by Baynative ("I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top." - Will Rogers)
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To: RoosterRedux

Just ran across this. My mom-in-law was big on short term fasts, back in the ‘80’s. Guess she was ahead of the health curve.


45 posted on 09/28/2022 2:01:34 AM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: NetAddicted
Funny that you should mention that. Just last week I returned to my strictest diet plan (keto) in order to knock off 15 pounds that had snuck up on me.

I have only lost 3 pounds but I already feel so much better. And my head and thinking are so much clearer. I had noticed my thinking had become slightly foggy (the way I use to feel with a very tiny hangover). That's gone and it's only been about 3 days.

As an aside, I always eat keto, but I had been cheating around the edges (mostly with keto-friendly tortilla wraps for "sandwiches" and a few other putatively keto-friendly products).

46 posted on 09/28/2022 2:39:04 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Yesterday on Impulsive Buy, I read about Zero Net Carbs tortillas: 7g of carbs. I didn’t read its ingredients.


47 posted on 09/28/2022 3:42:58 AM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: NetAddicted
They are reasonably tasty, but they kick me off ketosis.

Another downside of eating them is that you eat more. That is one of the features of higher-carb foods. They don't kill the cravings for "more."

Labels on low net carb tortilla wraps show exactly that...low net carbs. But I wonder if they aren't fudging the numbers a little too much by overestimating and overstating the fiber tally.

48 posted on 09/28/2022 3:50:19 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

I don’t know how to do ketosis. It is not low carbs?


49 posted on 09/28/2022 4:05:39 AM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: NetAddicted
If your confusion is "net carbs," the "net carb" theory means total number of carb grams minus the number of grams of fiber in a serving.

To get in ketosis you usually want to limit your carbs to somewhere in the 25 to 50 grams a day range, but I'm not sure the "net carb" theory always works to keep you there.

50 posted on 09/28/2022 4:40:05 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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