The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance
NOT JUST FOR WEIGHT LOSS: A neuroscientist explores the science and history of intermittent fasting, revealing the wide-ranging mental and physical benefits of this time-tested eating pattern.

Most of us eat 3 meals a day with a smattering of snacks because we think that’s the normal, healthy way to eat. But when we look at the eating patterns of our distant ancestors, we can see that an intermittent fasting eating pattern is normal—and eating 3 meals a day is not. In The Intermittent Fasting Revolution, prominent neuroscientist Mark Mattson shows that frequent periods of time with little or negligible amounts of food is not only normal but also good for us. He describes the specific ways intermittent fasting can:
 
• Enhance our ability to cope with stress by making cells more resilient
• Improve mental and physical performance
• Slow aging and reduce the risk of diseases like obesity, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes

Mattson—whose pioneering research uncovered the ways that the brain responds to fasting and exercise—explains how thriving while fasting became an evolutionary adaptation; it’s not just the latest fad diet for weight loss. He also offers practical advice on adopting an intermittent fasting eating pattern as well as information for parents and physicians.
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The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance
NOT JUST FOR WEIGHT LOSS: A neuroscientist explores the science and history of intermittent fasting, revealing the wide-ranging mental and physical benefits of this time-tested eating pattern.

Most of us eat 3 meals a day with a smattering of snacks because we think that’s the normal, healthy way to eat. But when we look at the eating patterns of our distant ancestors, we can see that an intermittent fasting eating pattern is normal—and eating 3 meals a day is not. In The Intermittent Fasting Revolution, prominent neuroscientist Mark Mattson shows that frequent periods of time with little or negligible amounts of food is not only normal but also good for us. He describes the specific ways intermittent fasting can:
 
• Enhance our ability to cope with stress by making cells more resilient
• Improve mental and physical performance
• Slow aging and reduce the risk of diseases like obesity, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes

Mattson—whose pioneering research uncovered the ways that the brain responds to fasting and exercise—explains how thriving while fasting became an evolutionary adaptation; it’s not just the latest fad diet for weight loss. He also offers practical advice on adopting an intermittent fasting eating pattern as well as information for parents and physicians.
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The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance

The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance

by Mark P. Mattson
The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance

The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance

by Mark P. Mattson

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NOT JUST FOR WEIGHT LOSS: A neuroscientist explores the science and history of intermittent fasting, revealing the wide-ranging mental and physical benefits of this time-tested eating pattern.

Most of us eat 3 meals a day with a smattering of snacks because we think that’s the normal, healthy way to eat. But when we look at the eating patterns of our distant ancestors, we can see that an intermittent fasting eating pattern is normal—and eating 3 meals a day is not. In The Intermittent Fasting Revolution, prominent neuroscientist Mark Mattson shows that frequent periods of time with little or negligible amounts of food is not only normal but also good for us. He describes the specific ways intermittent fasting can:
 
• Enhance our ability to cope with stress by making cells more resilient
• Improve mental and physical performance
• Slow aging and reduce the risk of diseases like obesity, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes

Mattson—whose pioneering research uncovered the ways that the brain responds to fasting and exercise—explains how thriving while fasting became an evolutionary adaptation; it’s not just the latest fad diet for weight loss. He also offers practical advice on adopting an intermittent fasting eating pattern as well as information for parents and physicians.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780262545983
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 04/04/2023
Pages: 248
Product dimensions: 5.19(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Mark P. Mattson, currently Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, was previously Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Introduction 1
1 Food Scarcity "Sculpted" the Human Brain and Body 7
2 Intermittent Fasting Slows Aging 33
3 Intermittent Fasting for Disease Prevention and Treatment 65
4 Intermittent Fasting Bolsters Brain and Body Performance 101
5 Tales of a Ketone Ester 131
6 Diet Composition and Brain Health 143
7 Listen Up, Moms and Dads 161
8 Beware of the "Dark Forces" and Don't Expect Miracle Drugs 179
9 Bon Voyage 197
Further Reading 213
Index 231

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From the Publisher

“An excellent book, full of very valuable information to improve health and longevity from one of the pioneers and leaders of the ‘intermittent fasting revolution.’” 
Valter D. Longo, Director of the University of Southern California Longevity Institute; author of the international bestseller The Longevity Diet
 
“This timely book, which includes both historical antecedents as well as the very latest research, is an authoritative and yet accessible introduction to intermittent fasting. Mattson has done more than any other scientist to illuminate this critically important topic and we are fortunate to have this succinct synopsis of decades of research.”
—Ken Ford, Founder and Director, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

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