How eating less might help your cells stay clean
Long-Term Calorie Restriction Enhances Cellular Quality-Control Processes in Human Skeletal Muscle.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Higher cortisol levels in CR group despite better cellular health
Cortisol is typically seen as a harmful stress hormone, but here it's linked to positive cellular effects.
Practical Takeaways
Consider moderate calorie restriction (not extreme dieting) to potentially boost cellular cleanup mechanisms
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Higher cortisol levels in CR group despite better cellular health
Cortisol is typically seen as a harmful stress hormone, but here it's linked to positive cellular effects.
Practical Takeaways
Consider moderate calorie restriction (not extreme dieting) to potentially boost cellular cleanup mechanisms
Publication
Journal
Cell reports
Year
2016
Authors
Ling Yang, Danilo Licastro, E. Cava, N. Veronese, F. Spelta, W. Rizza, Beatrice Bertozzi, D. Villareal, G. Hotamışlıgil, J. Holloszy, L. Fontana
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Claims (10)
Adequate protein intake preserves muscle mass, which maintains metabolic rate.
Frequent or prolonged fasting triggers adaptive thermogenesis, causing the body to reduce metabolic rate to conserve energy.
Caloric restriction for 3 weeks results in a 266-calorie per day reduction in resting metabolic rate, with approximately half of this reduction due to adaptive thermogenesis.
Daily 16:8 fasting can lead to a metabolic slowdown within 2-3 weeks due to unintentional caloric restriction.
People who eat fewer calories for many years have more of a protein called beclin-1 in their muscles, which helps start the process of cleaning up damaged cell parts.