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].
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
[2]: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25549805
[3]: http://news.usc.edu/58074/wanted-a-recipe-for-longevity/