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Is there any good science linking autophagy to intermittent fasting? Isn't that the theory behind fasting's benefits?

• sjcsjc 10y ago
  Here's one: "Short term fasting induces profound neuronal autophagy" http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/auto.6.6.12376 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/auto.6.6.12376
• erkkie 10y ago
  There is quite some, eg https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3106288/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3106288/ . I believe at least some of the pathways are shared with exercise as well so exercising and/or exercising while fasting would be expected to compound the effect. edit: sjcsjc beat me to it with the same link
  • sjcsjc 10y ago
    This is an interesting read too, with various references to research papers: http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2013/04/19/autophagy-the-housekeeper-in-every-cell-that-fights-aging-2/ http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2013/04/19/autophagy-the-...
    • erkkie 10y ago
      Yes, nice read, thanks!