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A periodic diet that mimics fasting promotes multi-system regeneration, enhanced cognitive performance and healthspan.

Diets that mimic prolonged fasting (FMD) may enhance cognitive function, improve health profile, and increase longevity.

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  • 2015
  • Brandhorst S, Choi IY, Wei M, Cheng CW, Sedrakyan S, Navarrete G, Dubeau L, Yap LP, Park R, Vinciguerra M, Di Biase S, Mirzaei H, Mirisola MG, Childress P, Ji L, Groshen S, Penna F, Odetti P, Perin L, Conti PS, Ikeno Y, Kennedy BK, Cohen P, Morgan TE, Dorff TB, Longo VD.
  • Longevity Institute, School of Gerontology, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. GOFARR Laboratory, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Division of Urology, Saban Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Molecular Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Division of Medicine, University College London, Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2PF, UK. Department of Pathobiology and Medical Biotechnology, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy. Global Medicine Program, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, 10100 Torino, Italy. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy. Department of Pathology, Barshop Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA. Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Longevity Institute, School of Gerontology, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA; IFOM, FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, 20139 Milano, Italy. Electronic address: vlongo@usc.edu.
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Dietary fat and body weight control.

High dietary fat consumption may increase the risk of weight gain and obesity.

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  • 2003
  • Peters JC
  • Nutrition Science Institute, The Procter & Gamble Company, Miami Valley Laboratories, Cincinnati, Ohio 45252, USA. peters.jc.1@pg.com
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Popular diets: correlation to health, nutrition, and obesity.

Vegetarian diets are associated with low body mass index and obesity risk.

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Dietary fat intake as risk factor for the development of diabetes.

High consumption of dietary fat may elevate the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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  • 2003
  • Thanopoulou AC, Karamanos BG, Angelico FV, Assaad-Khalil SH, Barbato AF, Del Ben MP, Djordjevic PB, Dimitrijevic-Sreckovic VS, Gallotti CA, Katsilambros NL, Migdalis IN, Mrabet MM, Petkova MK, Roussi DP, Tenconi MT.
  • Diabetes Center, 2nd Medical Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • This study was financially supported by the MGSD, Novo Nordisk A/S, and Farmaserve Hellas.
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Fiber and saturated fat are associated with sleep arousals and slow sleep wave.

Low fiber high saturated fat and sugar diets are associated with lighter, less restorative, and more disruptive nighttime sleep.

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A central role of heme iron in colon carcinogenesis associated with red meat intake.

Heme iron may contribute positively to development of colon cancer associated with red meat consumption.

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  • 2015
  • Bastide NM, Chenni F, Audebert M, Santarelli RL, Taché S, Naud N, Baradat M, Jouanin I, Surya R, Hobbs DA, Kuhnle GG, Raymond-Letron I, Gueraud F, Corpet DE, Pierre FH.
  • INRA UMR1331; TOXALIM (Research Center in Food Toxicology); Université de Toulouse; ENVT; INP; UPS; TOXALIM; Toulouse, France. INSERM UMR-S1018; Gustave Roussy; Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France. INRA UMR1331; TOXALIM (Research Center in Food Toxicology); Université de Toulouse; ENVT; INP; UPS; TOXALIM; Toulouse, France. Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, University of Djilali Liabes, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. INRA UMR1331; TOXALIM (Research Center in Food Toxicology); Université de Toulouse; ENVT; INP; UPS; TOXALIM; Toulouse, France. Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom. National Veterinary School of Toulouse; Histology - Pathology; Toulouse, France. INRA UMR1331; TOXALIM (Research Center in Food Toxicology); Université de Toulouse; ENVT; INP; UPS; TOXALIM; Toulouse, France. f.pierre@toulouse.inra.fr.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • This research was supported by grants from the French National Research Agency (ANR-06-PNRA-5E14 HemeCancer and ANR-10-ALIA-014 SecuriViande).
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Prolonged fasting/refeeding promotes hematopoietic stem cell regeneration and rejuvenation.

Prolonged fasting followed by refeeding may promote hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) regeneration and proliferation.

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Low carbohydrate diets and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: two cohort studies.

Animal-based low carbohydrate diets are associated with elevated total, cancer, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk.

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  • 2010
  • Fung TT, van Dam RM, Hankinson SE, Stampfer M, Willett WC, Hu FB.
  • Fung TT, van Dam RM, Hankinson SE, Stampfer M, Willett WC, Hu FB.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • National Institutes of Health grants CA87969, HL60712, and CA95589
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Impact of male obesity on infertility: a critical review of the current literature.

Obesity is associated with male infertlity.

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  • 2008
  • Hammoud AO, Gibson M, Peterson CM, Meikle AW, Carrell DT.
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, USA.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
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BMI in relation to sperm count: an updated systematic review and collaborative meta-analysis.

Obese and overweight men may have greater risk of developing azoospermia and oligozoospermia.

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  • 2013
  • Sermondade N1, Faure C, Fezeu L, Shayeb AG, Bonde JP, Jensen TK, Van Wely M, Cao J, Martini AC, Eskandar M, Chavarro JE, Koloszar S, Twigt JM, Ramlau-Hansen CH, Borges E Jr, Lotti F, Steegers-Theunissen RP, Zorn B, Polotsky AJ, La Vignera S, Eskenazi B, Tremellen K, Magnusdottir EV, Fejes I, Hercberg S, Lévy R, Czernichow S.
  • Service d'Histologie-Embryologie-Cytogénétique-CECOS, Hôpital Jean Verdier (AP-HP), Bondy, France.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • J..E.C. was supported in part by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases grant 5P30DK046200-19 and B.E. was supported in part by National Institutes of Health grant P42ES04705.
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Legumes: the most important dietary predictor of survival in older people of different ethnicities.

High consumption of legumes may lower mortality risk in older people.

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Overnight lowering of free fatty acids with Acipimox improves insulin resistance and glucose tolerance in obese diabetic and nondiabetic subjects.

Decreased plasma levels of free fatty acids are associated with low insulin resistance and high glucose uptake in obese diabetic and nondiabetic individuals.

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  • 1999
  • Santomauro AT, Boden G, Silva ME, Rocha DM, Santos RF, Ursich MJ, Strassmann PG, Wajchenberg BL.
  • Santomauro AT, Boden G, Silva ME, Rocha DM, Santos RF, Ursich MJ, Strassmann PG, Wajchenberg BL.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants R01-AG-07988 (G.B.), R01-AA-10221 (G.B.), and RR-00349 (General Clinical Research Center branch of the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health).
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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