
Eat, Fast and Live Longer
RELEASED • 2012 • DOCUMENTARY

Original
movie
Rating
3
Language
English
Runtime
59m
Popularity
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Overview
British journalist and physician Michael Mosley sets an ambitious goal: to become healthier and lose weight while making as few changes as possible to his life. In working toward these goals, Mosley discovers a powerful new science behind the old idea of fasting, a program that still allows him to enjoy his favorite foods. He takes a road trip across the U.S. to investigate how a little hunger can turn on the body’s “repair genes” and, of course, tries the new science himself. Mosley learns that a diet based on feast and famine has powerful effects on the body, reducing the risks of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. The diet seems to pack the anti-aging clout of calorie restriction while still allowing for a taste of the good life. And it turns out to be not only good for the body; it may also be good for the brain.
Cast

Michael Mosley
Self / Presenter / Journalist

Fauja Singh
Self / 100+ year old marathon runner

Luigi Fontana
Self / Professor, Washington University School of Medicine

Joe Cordell
Self / Calorie Restrictor on Optimal Nutrition (CRONy)

Valter Longo
Self / Professor, USC

Krista A. Varaday
Self / Professor of Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago

Mark P. Mattson
Self / Professor, National Institute on Aging

Clare Mosley
Self / Wife / General Practitioner / Consultant
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