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“At the end of the study period, the blood tests and the oral glucose challenge were repeated. The participants who took broccoli sprout extract and whose diabetes was well-controlled experienced no changes in their fasting blood sugar or HbA1c levels.”

“A clinical trial found a fasting-mimicking diet decreased biomarkers of inflammation in humans. In mice, the diet reversed pathologies associated with Crohn's and colitis partly by changing the gut microbiome.”

“Every other day fasting primarily alters the gut microbiota composition to promote the generation of acetate and lactate and this increased mitochondrial density in adipose tissue. The higher mitochondrial density in white adipose tissue caused the "browning" of the fat which results in increased energy expenditure through non-shivering thermogenesis.”

“Consequently, they may confer health benefits that reduce the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. A recent study found that a vegan diet reduced body weight, LDL ("bad") cholesterol, and fasting insulin in healthy adults.”

“Participants took a daily dose of broccoli sprout extract or a placebo, and researchers measured changes in their fasting blood sugar. They also analyzed gut microbial composition and genetic markers to explore potential differences in response.”

“Dr. Longo's work in longevity and fasting is profoundly unique, in part, because it spans from lower organisms, where he has teased out basic mechanisms of longevity, to animals, such as mice, and finally, translating it into actual clinical practice in humans.”

“However, achieving this often requires strict dietary interventions like fasting or ketogenic diets, which many people find difficult to sustain. That's why scientists tested whether raising ketones with a simple oral supplement could reproduce some of these protective effects without requiring major lifestyle changes.”

“Time-restricted eating and longer daily fasting times improved health and longevity independent of calories or diet composition in male mice. It is much more challenging to study the effects of time-restricted eating on longevity in humans but other biomarkers of health have been measured.”

“Moreover, inflammation can be clinically monitored by well-known biomarkers for systemic inflammation, making it amenable to potentially tracking therapeutic success: the risk of major depression has been shown to increase by 44% for each standard deviation increase in log c-reactive protein.”

“A small clinical trial finds that eating later in the day (12 pm to 11 pm) increased weight gain, raised insulin, fasting glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels compared to eating earlier in the day (8 am to 7 pm).”