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Metabolic effects of intermeal fasting

Nature Reviews Endocrinology volume 14, page 4 (2018)Cite this article

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Our studies in mice ... suggest that individuals are likely to benefit from a two meals-a-day plan

An isocaloric twice-a-day (ITAD) feeding regime induces metabolic improvements in mice by activating autophagy in certain tissues. If validated in human studies, these novel findings could be used to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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  1. Martinez-Lopez, N. et al. System-wide benefits of intermeal fasting by autophagy. Cell Metab. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2017.09.020 (2017)

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  1. Claire Greenhill
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Greenhill, C. Metabolic effects of intermeal fasting. Nat Rev Endocrinol 14, 4 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2017.153

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