You have to have enough of a food shortage to get your body to shift into more autophagy/catabolism. It doesn't really matter how often you eat as long as you c

You have to have enough of a food shortage to get your body to shift into more autophagy/catabolism. It doesn't really matter how often you eat as long as you can generate that shortage. The initial studies had long/significant calorie restriction, and all the fasting schedules are ways to make them more tolerable.