Occasional fasting could help you live longer

By Meera Senthilingam, for CNN

Updated 1149 GMT (1949 HKT) March 30, 2016

A calorie-controlled diet improves not only your health but also your lifespan, research suggests.
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A calorie-controlled diet improves not only your health but also your lifespan, research suggests.
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Scientists are digging deeper into the biology behind this to determine the accurate proportions of food items needed to increase your lifespan.
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Scientists are digging deeper into the biology behind this to determine the accurate proportions of food items needed to increase your lifespan.
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Teams at the University of Southern California have found a new mechanism to increase longevity through a diet mimicking the effects of fasting.
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Teams at the University of Southern California have found a new mechanism to increase longevity through a diet mimicking the effects of fasting.
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When the body thinks it is in a state of fasting, it can go into standby mode, causing the removal of cells and the regeneration of new ones, via stem cells, keeping the body young.
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When the body thinks it is in a state of fasting, it can go into standby mode, causing the removal of cells and the regeneration of new ones, via stem cells, keeping the body young.
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Caloric control and fasting are common means of weight loss exemplified by the 5:2 diet, in which caloric intake is reduced significantly two days per week.
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Caloric control and fasting are common means of weight loss exemplified by the 5:2 diet, in which caloric intake is reduced significantly two days per week.
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