Researchers: Eleonora Duregon, Maria Emilia Fernandez, Jorge Martinez Romero, Clara Di Germanio, Meaghan Cabassa, Romaniya Voloshchuk, Margaux R Ehrlich-Mora, Jacqueline M Moats, Sarah Wong, Oye Bosompra, Annamaria Rudderow, Christopher H Morrell, Simonetta Camandola, Nathan L Price, Miguel A Aon, Michel Bernier, Rafael de Cabo
Emerging new evidence highlights the importance of prolonged daily fasting periods for the health and survival benefits of calorie restriction (CR) and time-restricted feeding (TRF) in male mice; however, little is known about the impact of these feeding regimens in females. We placed 14-month-old female mice on five different dietary regimens, either CR or TRF with different feeding windows, and determined the effects of these regimens on physiological responses, progression of neoplasms and inflammatory diseases, serum metabolite levels, and lifespan. Compared with TRF feeding, CR elicited a robust systemic response, as it relates to energetics and healthspan metrics, a unique serum metabolomics signature in overnight fasted animals, and was associated with an increase in lifespan. These results indicate that daytime (rest-phase) feeding with prolonged fasting periods initiated late in life confer greater benefits when combined with imposed lower energy intake.
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Topic: healthspan (Graph Available)