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Unravelling the health effects of fasting: a long road from obesity treatment to healthy life span increase and improved cognition

Françoise Wilhelmi de ToledoBuchinger Wilhelmi Clinic, Wilhelm-Beck-Straße 27, Überlingen, Germany;

Franziska GrundlerBuchinger Wilhelmi Clinic, Wilhelm-Beck-Straße 27, Überlingen, Germany; ;Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany;

Cesare R. SirtoriDyslipidemia Center, A.S.S.T. Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]

Massimiliano RuscicaDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0195-7061

Pages 147-161 | Received 11 Mar 2020, Accepted 13 May 2020, Published online: 10 Jun 2020

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