Real Simple Magazine featured a 2015 study from Valter Longo that found that people who followed a fasting-mimicking diet for five continuous days a month and ate the way they usually did the other 25 days lost a significant amount of visceral fat after three months. “After a couple of days of [pseudo fasting], the body turns to stored abdominal fat for energy,” said Longo.
The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology celebrated the achievements of its largest graduating class ever during the school’s 2018 Commencement Ceremony on May 11 in Tutor Hall on the USC campus.
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USC Professors Kelvin J. A. Davies and Enrique Cadenas have been named officers of France’s National Order of Merit — a prestigious award and honor bestowed by the President of France (Grand Master of the Order).
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"Quiet Heroes - Over Eighty," an exhibit in the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology by photographer and USC alumnus Barry Shaffer, provides universal life lessons from older Los Angeles immigrants and people of color.
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A robust economy, increased life expectancy, and changing consumer demands are spurring new trends in how and where adults will live as they age, according to experts.
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Ross W. Cortese, a former fruit seller-turned real estate developer, is remembered as a builder who helped shape the future of retirement living and education by laying foundations for Leisure World and the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
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Examination of 20-year trends shows risk factors, and gender and age differences, decreasing among adults over 50. Researchers say medications play a major role.
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From keeping pedestrians safe in Glendale to connecting people to social opportunities in Cudahy, USC students developed interactive tools to help improve quality of life for seniors across the Los Angeles region.
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Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s partners with USC Leonard Davis School to launch YouthCare, an intergenerational effort to ease caregiver burden, combat social isolation and support aging in place.
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USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology scientist Valter Longo talks about how to live a longer and healthier life.
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