Absolutely, yes. Although gaining muscle is much healthier than gaining adipose tissue, the implication of the article (and an abundance of empirical evidence)

Absolutely, yes. Although gaining muscle is much healthier than gaining adipose tissue, the implication of the article (and an abundance of empirical evidence) is that eating itself is a stressful process. Eating is the vector through which you expose yourself to oxidative stresses and pathogens. Eating less but still meeting your caloric needs would mean minimizing exposure to these risk factors.