# 351 - Don't skip breakfast - Dr Valter Longo
Episode description
Nutrition is at the heart of everything in medicine, the science of fasting , the science of nutrition , longevity and disease prevention are subjects that concern Dr Valter Longo. He is one of the world's leading researchers in this field. Named as one of the most 50 influential people in healthcare in time magazine in 2018, Dr Longo is a professor in gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California. He is also the director of the Longevity Institute at USC as well as the director of the Longevity and Cancer Programme at theIFOM institute in Milan. Dr Longo is the author of the international best seller The Longevity Diet, all profits of which he donates to his research and foundation, plus he's the creator of the fasting mimicking diet.
In this episode we learn how studies in yeast and mice are teaching us about ageing and longevity in humans.
We learn of the latest research on fasting.
We hear about the 5 pillars of longevity.
We explore various fasting strategies.
Expect to learn whether a low carb diet is better than a high carb diet and we discover what impact protein has on us as we age.
We also explore the importance of education at a time when misinformation can be ovewhelming to the discussion of ageing and longevity.
Dr Longo's book : https://shorturl.at/bvEKL