Also referred to as FMD, fasting-mimicking is "a low-calorie diet designed to mimic fasting without fasting," explains Dana ...

Dubbed the “fasting mimicking diet (FMD)” because it delivers all the benefits of fasting, including blasting belly fat and cholesterol, while still allowing you to eat. The five-day diet was ...

I interviewed several longevity experts about the practices they recommend for optimal health. Here’s what I learned from them.

Fasting for days on end can be dangerous, and its potential benefits are still not clearly demonstrated. That said, if more ...

Controlled fasting in adults with primary glomerular kidney disease may help protect the organ, preliminary research suggests.

Intermittent fasting can involve going a full day without eating. It may help your body use stored fat for energy, but there may be risks involved. Not eating for 24 hours at a time is a form of ...

and inventor of the popular "fasting-mimicking diet," said fasting is so promising because it can effectively starve cancer cells while leaving healthy ones alone. "What's very exciting is that ...

Some small studies have found that a fasting-mimicking diet—the kind Longo ­advocates—helps people lose weight and body fat, lowers blood pressure and decreases levels of a hormone linked to ...

A ‘fasting mimicking’ plan of eating low-calorie, nutrient-dense foods is said to carry several major health benefits It sounds too good to be true. A five-day diet that promises not only a ...