Uno (Argentina, in Spanish) noted research by Christian Pike of the USC Leonard Davis School on how individuals that carry a gene that may be related to Alzheimer’s disease might increase their risk of cognitive decline if they have an unhealthy diet.
Los Angeles Times quoted Carin Kreutzer of the USC Leonard Davis School about why more informative food labels encourage people to make healthier choices and President Donald Trump’s rollback of some healthy eating initiatives.
Women’s Health noted that the fasting mimicking diet is based on research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School.
Daily Mail (UK) and Yahoo (Australia) published reviews of the fasting-mimicking diet research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School.
City News Service highlighted research by Christian Pike of the USC Leonard Davis School on how individuals that carry a gene that may be related to Alzheimer’s disease might increase their risk of cognitive decline if they have an unhealthy diet. The study found eating foods high in sugar and fat increased the risk for both Alzheimer’s disease and obesity with the inherited gene of APOE4 is present.
PBS’ “Next Avenue” quoted Kathleen Wilber of the USC Leonard Davis School on how the signs of elder abuse are not always apparent.
ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV highlighted research by Christian Pike of the USC Leonard Davis School on how individuals that carry a gene that may be related to Alzheimer’s disease might increase their risk of cognitive decline if they have an unhealthy diet. The study found eating foods high in sugar and fat increased the risk for both Alzheimer’s disease and obesity with the inherited gene of APOE4 is present.
Alternet cited research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the benefits for the immune system when following a fasting-mimicking diet.
Daily Mail (UK) highlighted research by Christian Pike of the USC Leonard Davis School on how individuals that carry a gene that may be related to Alzheimer’s disease might increase their risk of cognitive decline if they have an unhealthy diet. The study found eating foods high in sugar and fat increased the risk for both Alzheimer’s disease and obesity with the inherited gene of APOE4 is present. City News Service also reported on the study.
STAT published a profile on Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School and his research on the benefits of fasting and fasting-mimicking diets, and how the body ages. Fasting “is at the foundation of the body’s ability to protect, repair, and rejuvenate itself. We started to wonder: What can we use it for?” Longo said. Longo spoke about how his initial research on aging met some pushback from the scientific community. STAT also published a review of Longo’s fasting-mimicking diet.
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