The Scientist featured Valter Longo as a guest on The Scientist Speaks podcast, where he discussed how diet plays an important role in preventing inflammation, diabetes, and cognitive decline and how fasting and fasting-like diets appear to promote stem cell regeneration. The post The Fight

El País (Spain) interviewed Valter Longo regarding his research on fasting, metabolism and health. “We’ve done a large review of studies, analyzing data from two million people around the world. It’s clear that, by eating a lot of vegetables, whole grains and nuts, while avoiding

They won’t be your grandparents’ golden years. Tomorrow’s older adults will have very different lifestyles, thanks to advancements in health, technology, education and more. Several experts from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology share what they feel will be the most important advances for

SCIENMAG mentioned Valter Longo for his work looking at dietary strategies as part of cancer treatments. “We have been studying strategies that mimic fasting to fight cancer for years, with good results; we are now moving to the phase where oncologists are beginning to consider

Sacramento Bee recently featured Professor Valter Longo’s research on the benefits of wheat germ. Longo’s research shows early evidence that the wheat germ compound, spermidine, can replace “old or damaged parts of your cells with new versions.” The post Can Wheat Germ Help Women Over

Yahoo News quoted Valter Longo from an interview with LA Times on how dry fasting could have long-term health consequences. “For sure, the body needs to reset, but there are safe ways of doing that, and dry fasting is not one of them. We require

Woman’s World featured Valter Longo on the benefits of intermittent fasting. The post Fact or Fiction? Assessing 8 Common Intermittent Fasting Myths (Woman’s World) appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

NBC News, U.S. News & World Report,  and Yahoo News featured Valter Longo on how caloric restriction could affect health and aging. Longo said long-term restriction should be approached with caution: “It may cause powerful anti-aging effects, but also probably some degree of frailty or

National Geographic interviewed Valter Longo about his research on fasting, fasting-mimicking diets, and how diet affects lifespan and healthspan. “When we talk to centenarians we often hear, ‘You know, we went through moments, through times, where there was just no food at all,’” he says.

The Week (India) featured research by Valter Longo on the optimal diet for a longer, healthier life. The post What is Longevity Diet? Will it make you live longer? (The Week [India]) appeared first on USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.