When a calorie is not just a calorie: Diet quality and timing as mediators of metabolism and healthy aging

MM Mihaylova, A Chaix, M Delibegovic, JJ Ramsey… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
An epidemic of obesity has affected large portions of the world, increasing the risk of
developing many different age-associated diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular …

Intermittent and periodic fasting, longevity and disease

VD Longo, M Di Tano, MP Mattson, N Guidi - Nature aging, 2021 - nature.com
Intermittent and periodic fasting (IF and PF, respectively) are emerging as safe strategies to
affect longevity and healthspan by acting on cellular aging and disease risk factors, while …

The adverse metabolic effects of branched-chain amino acids are mediated by isoleucine and valine

D Yu, NE Richardson, CL Green, AB Spicer… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Low-protein diets promote metabolic health in rodents and humans, and the benefits of low-
protein diets are recapitulated by specifically reducing dietary levels of the three branched …

Importance of circadian timing for aging and longevity

VA Acosta-Rodríguez, F Rijo-Ferreira, CB Green… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Dietary restriction (DR) decreases body weight, improves health, and extends lifespan. DR
can be achieved by controlling how much and/or when food is provided, as well as by …

[HTML][HTML] Daily fasting improves health and survival in male mice independent of diet composition and calories

SJ Mitchell, M Bernier, JA Mattison, MA Aon, TA Kaiser… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
The importance of dietary composition and feeding patterns in aging remains largely
unexplored, but was implicated recently in two prominent nonhuman primate studies. Here …

Restoration of metabolic health by decreased consumption of branched‐chain amino acids

NE Cummings, EM Williams, I Kasza… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Key points We recently found that feeding healthy mice a diet with reduced levels of
branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), which are associated with insulin resistance in both …

Decreased consumption of branched-chain amino acids improves metabolic health

L Fontana, NE Cummings, SIA Apelo, JC Neuman… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Summary Protein-restricted (PR), high-carbohydrate diets improve metabolic health in
rodents, yet the precise dietary components that are responsible for these effects have not …

Effects of sex, strain, and energy intake on hallmarks of aging in mice

SJ Mitchell, J Madrigal-Matute, M Scheibye-Knudsen… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Calorie restriction (CR) is the most robust non-genetic intervention to delay aging. However,
there are a number of emerging experimental variables that alter CR responses. We …

Can dietary patterns prevent cognitive impairment and reduce Alzheimer's disease risk: Exploring the underlying mechanisms of effects

CQ Chu, L Yu, G Qi, YS Mi, WQ Wu, Y Lee… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the fastest growing cognitive decline-related neurological
diseases. To date, effective curative strategies have remained elusive. A growing body of …

[HTML][HTML] Sex and genetic background define the metabolic, physiologic, and molecular response to protein restriction

CL Green, HH Pak, NE Richardson, V Flores, D Yu… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Low-protein diets promote metabolic health in humans and rodents. Despite evidence that
sex and genetic background are key factors in the response to diet, most protein intake …