Doing a single round of the fasting-mimicking diet is also unlikely to make a difference. “One five-day plan in combination with the rest ... a commercially available form of the diet – and a DIY ...

The FMD (Fast-Mimicking Diet ... Macronutrient Composition: This diet is explained with the help of the quantity of macronutrient contained in a particular meal in the form of a ratio.

A dietary intervention restored kidney function in animal studies and in a pilot study of patients with chronic kidney ...

Longo's meal kits are not affordable for many people. And there isn't enough evidence that this particular fasting-mimicking diet is better than cheaper fasting plans.

Some small studies have found that a fasting-mimicking diet—the kind Longo ­advocates—helps people lose weight and body fat, lowers blood pressure and decreases levels of a hormone linked to ...