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Fasting-mimicking diet and markers/risk factors for aging, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease

M Wei, S Brandhorst, M Shelehchi, H Mirzaei, C Cheng, J Budniak et al.. Science Translational Medicine. 2017.

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Three monthly cycles of a 5-day fasting-mimicking diet reduced weight, blood pressure and IGF-1.

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doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aai8700 · PubMed 28202779 · Free full text

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