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Yes, but the effect of food restriction have more pronounced effect in mice vs humans. So, we cannot expect the same efficacy in humans when fasting for the sam
by sharmi 8y ago
Yes, but the effect of food restriction have more pronounced effect in mice vs humans. So, we cannot expect the same efficacy in humans when fasting for the same periods.
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Fasting of mice for 48 h (which causes ∼20% weight loss) or starvation of human volunteers for up to 4 d (which causes <2% weight loss)
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[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28059587 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28059587