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Is Intermittent Fasting Good for Ageing? What the Science Actually Says

By Douglas Gordon | April 13, 2026
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Few topics in nutrition generate more heat — and more confusion — than intermittent fasting. Celebrated by longevity researchers as a powerful cellular rejuvenation tool, and questioned by cardiologists after a controversial 2024 study, it sits at the centre of one of the most active debates in healthy ageing science. So what does the evidence…

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