India, Sept. 28 -- What is the impact of fasting on human lifespan? Can calorie restriction slow down ageing? Jessie Inchauspe, a French biochemist, known as Glucose Goddess on social media, explored these questions in a February 18 Instagram video she posted. Also read | Does intermittent fasting actually work? Health coach explains what most people get wrong and how to follow this diet

She shared that early rat and mouse studies from the 1980s were inconclusive, showing highly varied results. Jessie said that two significant 25-year studies conducted on monkeys provided more definitive insights. These studies revealed that monkeys already consuming a healthy diet saw no increase in lifespan when their caloric intake was reduced.

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