Retrospective Study on the Longevity Diet: Feasibility, Anthropometric Measurements, and Safety
The objective of this project is to analyze data from patients aged 18 and older who have been following the longevity diet for a minimum of three months, either alone or in combination with the fasting mimicking diet. The patients have been categorized into three groups: healthy individuals (including former oncology patients), those with cardiometabolic diseases, and those with autoimmune/inflammatory diseases.
Specifically, we will analyze data obtained from bioimpedance analysis, anthropometric measurements, and blood parameters. Additionally, we will assess adherence to the diet using specific questionnaires.
Evaluation of Longevity Diet and Fasting Mimicking Diet programs on body composition, disease risk factors, and aging markers: a randomized clinical trial.
The clinical trial aims to evaluate the effects of the fasting-mimicking diet alone or in combination with the Longevity Diet on anthropometric, bio-impedance and hematochemical parameters. The participants will be randomized into three arms (control, fasting-mimicking diet or fasting-mimicking diet + longevity diet) in a specific area of South Italy (Varapodio, Calabria).
During 6 months of interventions the Nutritionists of the European Longevity Institute at Valter Longo Foundation take care of monitoring the progress and verifying adherence to the arm's nutritional protocol.
Retrospective Study on autoimmune diseases and non-inflammatory Longevity and/or fasting-mimicking diet
The clinical trial aims to evaluate the effects of the fasting-mimicking diet alone or in combination with the Longevity Diet on anthropometric, bio-impedance and hematochemical parameters. The participants will be randomized into three arms (control, fasting-mimicking diet or fasting-mimicking diet + longevity diet) in a specific area of South Italy (Varapodio, Calabria).
During 6 months of interventions the Nutritionists of the European Longevity Institute at Valter Longo Foundation take care of monitoring the progress and verifying adherence to the arm's nutritional protocol.
Biological age measurement
Biological age is a parameter that indicates how we are aging and it varies depending on lifestyle, environmental factors, and adherence to various nutritional protocols aimed at healthy longevity. For the same chronological age, i.e., the age listed on our ID card, individuals living under different conditions may have different odds of being diagnosed with age-related diseases such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular, autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases. This diversity reflects differences in biological aging processes. Biological age is thus strongly correlated with all-cause mortality, and the higher it is, the greater the likelihood of coexisting diseases.