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from the old-man-with-young-blood-[vessels] dept.
Diet trends like intermittent fasting and ketogenesis are proving wildly popular for their rapid weight-loss effects, but scientists are also starting to uncover how they might benefit the body in other, longer term ways. Case in point: a molecule produced during fasting has now been found to apply the brakes to aging of the vascular system, a process closely tied to the aging of the human body as a whole.
When the body enters ketosis, a metabolic state induced by fasting and low-carb diets, it turns to the body's stored fats for energy, rather than glucose. One of these sources of energy, known collectively as ketones, is a molecule called β-Hydroxybutyrate.
"Previously, studies on ketone bodies focused on energy metabolism, but this study showed that there are other physiological effects which regulate cell cycle to retardate aging progression," study senior author Dr. Ming-Hui Zou tells New Atlas.
The more you starve, the longer you live.
(Score: 4, Touché) by coolgopher on Tuesday September 18 2018, @05:43AM (1 child)
...just not get along *with each other*.
(Score: 3, Touché) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday September 18 2018, @10:51AM
Having functionally wiped out most of the multi-cellular lifeforms that are worth fighting and lacking any extraterrestrial lifeforms to fight, we've no choice but to turn to our most ancient enemy, humans.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.