My standard of proof is recommendations from Mayo Clinic, AMA/JAMA. I am not a medical researcher, so I turn to experts. I am not familiar with Dr. Ohsumi, bu

My standard of proof is recommendations from Mayo Clinic, AMA/JAMA. I am not a medical researcher, so I turn to experts. I am not familiar with Dr. Ohsumi, but looking at a summary of his award in 2016 indicates his research for the genetic and chemical pathways of autophagy. The author of this article is the one linking fasting to autophagy. My last statement is trying to state that there is room for additional research. Currently the impact (on many things, weight loss, cancer, heart health) of intermittent fasting isn't clear. This is the horrible wishy/washy statement that you get because there is a hypothesis that hasn't been proven/disproven. Personally, I'm ignoring IF until proven otherwise by larger human trials.