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Can calorie restriction increase longevity?

Professor Luigi Fontana

Professor Luigi Fontana, a renowned expert on calorie restriction and longevity, has been recruited by Sydney University. Source: James Croucher

Il professor Luigi Fontana studia il ruolo svolto dal cibo nel promuovere una vita lunga e sana.


Professor Luigi Fontana has just arrived in Australia: the Italian Medicine and Nutrition Professor has joined the University of Sydney as the Leonard P Ullmann Chair of Translational Metabolic Health. Credited with conducting the foundational research that gave rise to the 5:2 diet, Professor Fontana’s revolutionary work on the long-term effects of calorie restriction led to its acceptance as an intervention to reduce risk factors in cancer and cardiovascular disease.


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