Episode 7: Mark Mattson talks about benefits of intermittent fasting

STEM-Talk

Dawn Kernagis and Ken Ford

Natural Sciences, Alternative Health, Science, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.7 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2016

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Intermittent fasting—alternating days in which you fast or eat only a few hundred calories a day—may have significant long-term health benefits, according to some researchers. Dr. Mark Mattson is a leading expert on intermittent fasting, and one of its proponents on a personal level as well. As a neurosciences professor at Johns Hopkins University, and chief of the laboratory of neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Mattson is particularly interested in how fasting can improve cognitive function and reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Intermittent fasting might play a role in preventing or postponing neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s, which fifty percent of Americans living into their eighties are predicted to get. In this episode, Mattson talks with IHMC Director Ken Ford and IHMC visiting research scientist Dominic D’Agostino about the benefits of fasting and the physiological mechanisms behind those benefits.

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0:00.0	I don't always listen to podcasts, but when I do, I listen to STEM talk, interviewing the most interesting people in the world of science and technology.
0:14.5	Stay curious, my friends.
0:19.8	Welcome to STEM Talk. Stem Talk, STEM Talk, STEM Talk, STEM Talk.
0:21.1	Stem Talk.
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0:24.6	Welcome to STEM Talk, where we introduce you to fascinating people who passionately inhabit the scientific and technical frontiers of our society.
0:32.6	I'm STEM Talk host, Don Cornegas, and also joining us is Dr. Ken Ford, IHMC's director. Hi, Don. Great to be here with you on STEM Talk host, Don Cornagus, and also joining us is Dr. Ken Ford, IHMC's director.
0:38.6	Hi, Don. Great to be here with you on STEM Talk.
0:42.0	So today we have a super interview that Ken and Dominic Agostino recently conducted with Dr. Mark Mattson.
0:48.6	I played hooky on this one, but left it in their able hands.
0:51.9	Dr. Madsen is a leader in understanding the cellular and
0:54.6	molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal plasticity and neurodegenerative disorders, and has made
1:00.1	major contributions to understanding the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,
1:05.4	ALS, and stroke. In addition to his interest in discovering the underlying mechanisms of these
1:10.8	diseases, Mark is focused on prevention and treatment.
1:14.6	In this episode, Mark, Ken, and Dom get into lots of fascinating topics to include longevity, intermittent fasting, ketones, ketogenic diets, protein in the diet, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, sarcopenia, and much else.
1:29.2	Intermittent fasting has become very popular these days, and Mark Mattson is, in our view,
1:35.5	the premier authority on this matter. But before we get to today's interview, we have some
1:40.2	housekeeping to take care of. First, we really appreciate all of you who have subscribed to STEM Talk, and we especially appreciate all the wonderful five-star reviews
1:47.8	that are piling up on iTunes. Keep them coming. As we announced in several earlier episodes,
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