South China Morning Post featured research by Dan Nation on how blood vessel health affects dementia. “If the brain’s blood vessels are not healthy then the brain cannot be healthy. The brain is very dependent on the health of its blood vessels in many ways,” he said.
Mirror quoted a blog by Valter Longo on eating for longevity. “Eat mostly vegan, plus a little fish,” he said. “Choose fish, crustaceans, and molluscs with a high omega-3, omega-6, and vitamin B12 content (salmon, anchovies, sardines, cod, sea bream, trout, clams, shrimp. Pay attention to the quality of the fish, choosing those with low levels of mercury.”
The Rich Roll Podcast interviewed Valter Longo on the Fasting Mimicking Diet he developed and its implications for cancer treatment, disease reversal, and extending human healthspan.
Medscape quoted Valter Longo in a story about the myths surrounding intermittent fasting. “The estimate is that by eating only during 11 hours a day, the person will consume 7000-15,000 fewer calories per month. … There seem to be changes in the breakdown of fats, which can promote fat loss instead of fat storage, as well as changes in insulin sensitivity, which we’re only beginning to understand,” Longo said.
Scouted: I Tried Prolon’s 5-Day ‘Fasting-Mimicking’ Program and Lived to Tell the Tale (Daily Beast)
Daily Beast mentioned Valter Longo in a story about trying a fasting-mimicking diet.
HuffPost quoted Valter Longo in a story discussing the best time to eat lunch in order to support healthy digestion and blood sugar regulation.
Arab News quoted Pinchas Cohen, who advocated for tailored health interventions based on genetics and lifestyle at the Global Healthspan Summit in Riyadh. “We need individualized lifestyle interventions rather than a one-size-fits-all model. The Mediterranean diet, while beneficial, may not be effective for every population.” He also highlighted mitochondrial health: “By understanding mitochondrial DNA mutations and their effects on metabolism, we can develop targeted therapies that address the root causes of age-related diseases.”
HuffPost quoted Jennifer Ailshire on SuperAgers and lifestyle factors that increase the chances of longer, healthier life. “We think of SuperAgers … as people who are reaching 85 years of age, so they’re exceeding the typical or average life expectancy for … their cohort,” Ailshire said. “For us, a SuperAger is not just someone who’s long-lived. It’s also someone who’s maintained a fairly high level of physical, cognitive, psychological and social well-being.”
GQ quoted Valter Longo in an article on the healthiest time to eat dinner. “If you do have a bigger dinner, and you’re sleeping well, your cholesterol and blood pressure [are] fine, then you’re good,” Longo says. “But if you’re sleeping poorly, and you have [health] problems, maybe you should move to having a bigger breakfast, a bigger lunch and a smaller dinner, which usually seems to be the healthiest [pattern] of all.”
News-Medical featured a study led by Berenice Benayoun that investigated the mechanisms that govern male and female differences in cognitive resilience and decline to understand the influence of biological sex on aging.
