Fasting Diet Lowers Risk for Age-Related Diseases in Clinical Trial (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Fasting Diet Lowers Risk for Age-Related Diseases in Clinical Trial (1 of 2)

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During the fasting-mimicking phase of the regimen, participants consumed a low-calorie diet consisting of tea, energy bars, small snacks, and vegetable soups. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 15, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by M. Wei at University of Southern California School of Gerontology in Los Angeles, CA, and colleagues was titled, "Fasting-mimicking diet and risk factors for aging, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease."

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[Credit: This photo is courtesy of L-Nutra Inc., the developer of ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet]

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