173:, was first documented in a 2011 article co-authored by Michelle Harvie, Mattson, and 14 additional scientists. The 5:2 does not follow a particular food pattern, but instead focuses entirely on calorie content. In other words, two days of the week are devoted to consumption of approximately 500 to 600 calories, or about 25% of regular daily caloric intake, with normal calorie intake during the other five days of the week. The diet was later popularized in the UK and Australia by
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Furukawa K, Barger SW, Blalock E, Mattson MP (1996). "Activation of K+ channels and suppression of neuronal activity by secreted Ξ²-amyloid precursor protein".
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863:"The power of intermittent fasting"
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