Alternate-Day Fasting Gets a Safe Bill of Health

Leonie K Heilbronn; Satchidananda Panda

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2019.08.006

Alternate-Day Fasting Gets a Safe Bill of Health

Cell Metab. 2019 Sep 3;30(3):411-413. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.08.006.

Authors

Leonie K Heilbronn¹, Satchidananda Panda²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Electronic address: leonie.heilbronn@adelaide.edu.au.
² The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: satchin@salk.edu.

PMID: 31484053
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.08.006

Abstract

Various forms of fasting improve health and longevity in preclinical models. However, safety, outcomes, and the molecular changes underpinning human fasting are unclear. Stekovic et al. (2019) report improved markers of health for up to 6 months and associated metabolic changes among healthy adults who followed alternate-day fasting.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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MeSH terms

Adult
Aging
Biomarkers
Caloric Restriction*
Fasting*
Humans

Substances

Biomarkers