{"id":121996,"date":"2021-04-26T10:22:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T17:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/intermittent-fasting-for-longevity-the-science-behind-the-hype"},"modified":"2021-04-26T10:22:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T17:22:57","slug":"intermittent-fasting-for-longevity-the-science-behind-the-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/intermittent-fasting-for-longevity-the-science-behind-the-hype","title":{"rendered":"Intermittent Fasting for Longevity: The Science Behind the Hype"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/intermittent-fasting-for-longevity-the-science-behind-the-hype.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mice fed every other day in another study lived, on average, 12% longer than mice fed every day, largely due to the delay of cancerous diseases.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\n<strong><em>Affiliate Disclaimer:<\/em><\/strong><em> Longevity Advice is reader-supported. When you buy something using links on our site, we may earn a few bucks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to the International Food Information Council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/foodinsight.org\/2020-food-and-health-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 Food and Health Survey<\/a>, you most likely know someone who is practicing intermittent fasting. The survey of 1000 adult Americans found that one in ten were putting down the fork during specified periods of time, making it America\u2019s most popular \u201cdiet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no surprise that the diet has charmed so many Americans. Intermittent fasting is the preferred diet of celebrities, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/food\/pictures\/intermittent-fasting-tips-from-kourtney-kardashian-pics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kourtney Kardashian<\/a> to Twitter CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/01\/15\/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-eats-seven-meals-every-week-only-dinner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Dorsey<\/a>, and is reportedly a staple of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/silicon-valley-biohacking-wefast-2016-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silicon Valley culture<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/health\/intermittent-fasting-hailed-by-trainers-doctors-as-weight-loss-program-that-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported that it\u2019s \u201chailed by trainers [and] doctors as [an] easy weight loss program that works.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mice fed every other day in another study lived, on average, 12% longer than mice fed every day, largely due to the delay of cancerous diseases. Affiliate Disclaimer: Longevity Advice is reader-supported. When you buy something using links on our site, we may earn a few bucks. According to the International Food Information Council\u2019s 2020 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":622,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1506,269,224],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-food","category-life-extension","category-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/622"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}