The Type of Calorie and The Timing of Consumption Controls Healthy Aging
Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated that health and longevity are related to fasting and calorie restriction. Calories alone are not important to health and longevity, it is the type of calories one consumes, such as carbohydrates (sugars), fats, and protein. I have extensively reviewed reports that present the results of the benefits, or lack thereof, to various types of fasting/food restrictions and types of calories: INTERMITTENT FASTING VERSUS CALORIE RESTRICTION: WHICH METHOD REAPS GREATEST REWARDS? INTERMITTENT FASTING FOR WEIGHT LOSS BUT OVERALL HEALTH BENEFITS MAY BE LIMITED EATING WHEN ONE SHOULD BE RESTING IS A CAUSE OF WEIGHT GAIN PLANT VERSUS ANIMAL PROTEIN: IS IT COMPOSITION OR TOTAL PROTEIN THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE A recent, excellent review in the prestigious journal Cell Metabolism, summarizes the research findings presented at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) conference that as stated in the introduction to the manuscript, "brought together experts i...