Short periods of caloric restriction or intermittent fasting are unlikely to provide longevity benefits related to cellular health, autophagy, or clearing senescent cells.

“is there any benefit to it in terms of cellular Health can you you know so reset the system is there any idea that the the changes the clearing of senescent cells that we hear about autophagy that we you know that in the short term you can glean a lot of benefits and then go back to to your regular pattern of eating and then periodically you know once every couple of weeks or once a month just you know fast for a day or two is there any benefit to that that's that's purely in the domain of longevity not because there's all discipline function there there's a flexibility function there's probably an insulin sensitivity function but is there any evidence that it can help us live longer I think the short answer is no”