As others noted you pointed out the wrong study. For what it's worth Longo has has been working on aging, calorie restriction, and intermittent fasting researc

As others noted you pointed out the wrong study. For what it's worth Longo has has been working on aging, calorie restriction, and intermittent fasting research for some time. Look back through the history of his papers [1] and you'll see solid work. As I understand it he is presently doing the work needed to package up intermittent fasting into something that can be used as a treatment rigorously enough to keep the FDA happy [2], [3]. [1]: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Longo+VD http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Longo+VD [2]: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25549805 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25549805 [3]: http://news.usc.edu/58074/wanted-a-recipe-for-longevity/ http://news.usc.edu/58074/wanted-a-recipe-for-longevity/