Valter Longo
{{Short description|Italian cellular biologist (born 1967)}}
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| birth_place = Genoa, Italy
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| nationality = Italian - American
| fields = Cell biology
Biogerontology
| workplaces = USC Davis School of Gerontology
| education = University of North Texas (BS)
University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
University of Southern California (Postdoc)
| doctoral_advisor = Joan Valentine
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| known_for = The Longevity Diet (2018)
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Valter D. Longo (born 1967) is an Italian-American biogerontologist and cell biologist known for his studies on the role of fasting and nutrient response genes on cellular protection aging and diseases and for proposing that longevity is regulated by similar genes and mechanisms in many eukaryotes. He is currently a professor at the USC Davis School of Gerontology with a joint appointment in the department of Biological Sciences as well as serving as the director of the USC Longevity Institute.
Early life and education
Valter Longo was born into a Calabrian family in the northern Italian city of Genoa in 1967.{{cite news|title= Can fasting help you live to 100? |first= Agostino |last= Petroni |date= June 7, 2024 |newspaper= The Economist |issn= 0013-0613 |language= en |url= https://www.economist.com/1843/2024/06/07/can-fasting-help-you-live-to-100 |url-access= limited |access-date= January 28, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250128101948/https://www.economist.com/1843/2024/06/07/can-fasting-help-you-live-to-100 |archive-date= January 28, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title= Why do we get old and sick? |date= February 12, 2018 |work= Royal College of Psychiatrists |language= en |url= https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/podcasts/detail/why-do-we-get-old-and-sick |access-date= January 28, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250128121012/https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/podcasts/detail/why-do-we-get-old-and-sick |archive-date= January 28, 2025 |url-status=live}} As a child, he spent much of his time imitating Jimi Hendrix's guitar-playing style. At the age of 16, he moved to Chicago to study jazz guitar,{{cite web|title= Valter Longo seeks a recipe for longevity |first= Cristy |last= Lytal |date= January 2, 2014 |work= Keck School of Medicine of USC |language= en |url= https://stemcell.keck.usc.edu/valter-longo-seeks-a-recipe-for-longevity/ |access-date= January 28, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250128093638/https://stemcell.keck.usc.edu/valter-longo-seeks-a-recipe-for-longevity/ |archive-date= January 28, 2025 |url-status=live}} and lived with extended relatives.{{cite news|title= To Live Past 100, Mangia a Lot Less: Italian Expert's Ideas on Aging |first= Jason |last= Horowitz |date= March 25, 2024 |newspaper= The New York Times |issn= 1553-8095 |language= en |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/world/europe/italy-aging-valter-longo.html |url-access= limited |access-date= January 2, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250102213916/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/world/europe/italy-aging-valter-longo.html |archive-date= January 2, 2025 |url-status=live}} While there, he observed that his relatives in the United States were genetically similar to his family back home, but many of them were suffering from diabetes and cardiovascular disease due to diets rich in fat, meat, and sugar.{{cite web|title= Diet and exercise habits of a longevity expert who wants to live to 120 |first= A. |last= Pawlowski |date= October 5, 2023 |work= Today |language= en |url= https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/daily-habits-of-longevity-doctor-rcna118855 |access-date= November 25, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241125063038/https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/daily-habits-of-longevity-doctor-rcna118855 |archive-date= November 25, 2024 |url-status=live}} Three years later, he transferred to the University of North Texas College of Music to study jazz under Jack Petersen. To pay for his tuition, he worked at a gas station, repaired roofs, sold water filtration equipment, and joined the army as a reserve tank driver, narrowly avoiding deployment to combat during the 1991 Gulf War. During his second year of music, Longo was selected to direct the university's marching band—an assignment he considered humiliating for someone aspiring to be a rock star. Consequently, he decided to shift his focus to studying nutrition and longevity. He graduated from the University of North Texas in 1992.{{cite web|title= Valter Longo, PhD - USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology |work= USC Davis School of Gerontology |language= en |url= https://gero.usc.edu/faculty/longo/ |access-date= January 28, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230524061856/https://gero.usc.edu/faculty/longo/ |archive-date= May 24, 2023 |url-status=dead}}
In 1992 he joined the laboratory of calorie restriction pioneer Roy Walford at UCLA where he studied calorie restriction and aging of the immune system.{{cite web|title= An Italian scientist started eating like an American and saw his blood sugar and cholesterol skyrocket. A simple diet helped him reverse the damage. |first= Hilary |last= Brueck |date= August 8, 2024 |work= Business Insider |language= en |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/valter-longo-longevity-diet-reversed-his-high-cholesterol-blood-sugar-2024-8 |url-access= subscription |access-date= January 29, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250129181356/https://www.businessinsider.com/valter-longo-longevity-diet-reversed-his-high-cholesterol-blood-sugar-2024-8 |archive-date= January 29, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite journal |first= Valter |last= Longo |date= March 2021 |title= Editorial: Interview with Professor Valter Longo |language= en |volume= 21 |issue= 2 |journal= FEMS Yeast Research |publisher= Oxford University Press |doi= 10.1093/femsyr/fox052 |doi-access= free |pmid= 29186374 |issn= 1567-1364 }} While Longo sees Walford as a pioneer, he describes the extreme diet Walford advocated as a "little crazy," as it severely restricted food intake during Walford’s time in the experimental habitat of Biosphere 2. "When they exited Biosphere, they looked liked hell," Longo said. "Walford looked like a skeleton."{{cite web|title= He wants to sell you a $300 'fasting diet' to prolong your life. It might not be as crazy as it sounds |first= Usha Lee |last= McFarling |date= June 13, 2017 |work= Stat |language= en |url= https://www.statnews.com/2017/06/13/fasting-diet-valter-longo/ |access-date= January 30, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250130032818/https://www.statnews.com/2017/06/13/fasting-diet-valter-longo/ |archive-date= January 30, 2025 |url-status=live}} He completed his PhD work in Biochemistry studying antioxidant enzymes and anti-aging genes under Joan Valentine at University of California, Los Angeles in 1997,{{cite web|title= Alumni in the News – Dr. Valter Longo |first= Penny |last= Jennings |date= April 11, 2024 |work= UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |language= en |url= https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/alumni-in-the-news-dr-valter-longo/ |access-date= January 29, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250129182726/https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/alumni-in-the-news-dr-valter-longo/ |archive-date= January 29, 2025 |url-status=live}} and his postdoctoral training under Caleb Finch at the University of Southern California.{{cite journal|first= Ingfei |last= Chen |date= February 5, 2003 |title= Listening to the Song of Senescence |language= en |journal= Science |publisher= American Association for the Advancement of Science |doi= 10.1126/article.63508 |issn= 1095-9203 |url= https://www.science.org/content/article/listening-song-senescence |access-date= January 30, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250130060241/https://www.science.org/content/article/listening-song-senescence |archive-date= January 30, 2025 |url-status=live|url-access= subscription }}
Career
Valter Longo is the Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences, as well as the director of the Longevity Institute at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California,{{cite web|title= Fasting Mimicking Diets Is Topic for USU Chemistry and Biochemistry's April 24 Hansen Seminar |first= Mary-Ann |last= Muffoletto |date= April 18, 2024 |work= Utah State University |language= en |url= https://www.usu.edu/today/story/fasting-mimicking-diets-is-topic-for-usu-chemistry-and-biochemistrys-april-24-hansen-seminar |access-date= February 2, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250202105209/https://www.usu.edu/today/story/fasting-mimicking-diets-is-topic-for-usu-chemistry-and-biochemistrys-april-24-hansen-seminar |archive-date= February 2, 2025 |url-status=live}} and the Longevity and Cancer Program at the IFOM Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan, Italy.{{cite magazine|title= New fasting-like diet could reverse your biological age, study claims |first= Tom |last= Howarth |date= February 20, 2024 |magazine= BBC Science Focus |issn= 0966-4270 |language= en |url= https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/fasting-mimicking-diet |access-date= February 2, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250202105734/https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/fasting-mimicking-diet |archive-date= February 2, 2025 |url-status=live}} In 2018, Longo led a team of researchers from the University of Southern California and Harvard University, focusing on interventions to protect against aging and disease. The team received a new $10 million grant from the National Institute on Aging.{{cite web|title= $10 million grant supports research on disease prevention, fasting and aging |first= Beth |last= Newcomb |date= April 18, 2018 |work= University of Southern California |language= en |url= https://today.usc.edu/fasting-and-aging-usc-grant/ |access-date= February 4, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250204091110/https://today.usc.edu/fasting-and-aging-usc-grant/ |archive-date= February 4, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite news|title= Gerontology professor wins grant for research on diets |first= Karan |last= Nevatia |date= April 20, 2018 |newspaper= Daily Trojan |language= en |url= https://dailytrojan.com/2018/04/20/gerontology-professor-wins-grant-for-research-on-diets/ |access-date= February 4, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250204100024/https://dailytrojan.com/2018/04/20/gerontology-professor-wins-grant-for-research-on-diets/ |archive-date= February 4, 2025 |url-status=live}}
Personal life and diet
Valter Longo is not married and has no children,{{cite news|title= Eat less, live longer: the diet that holds the key to staying young |first= Helena de |last= Bertodano |date= January 27, 2018 |newspaper= The Times |issn= 0140-0460 |language= en |url= https://www.thetimes.com/article/eat-less-live-longer-the-diet-that-holds-the-key-to-staying-young-2t662n633 |url-access= limited |access-date= February 2, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250202103828/https://www.thetimes.com/article/eat-less-live-longer-the-diet-that-holds-the-key-to-staying-young-2t662n633 |archive-date= February 2, 2025 |url-status=live}} he said: "I'm dedicated to what I do and involved in many clinical trials."{{cite magazine |first= Todd T. W. |last= Daly |date= 2022 |title= The New Asceticism: Biohacking the Body for Greater Longevity |language= en |volume= 29 |issue= 1, 2 |magazine= Dignitas |publisher= The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, Trinity International University |pages= 18–22 |issn= 2372-1979 |oclc= 876385966 |url= https://www.cbhd.org/dignitas-articles/the-new-asceticism-biohacking-the-body-for-greater-longevity |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131193452/https://www.cbhd.org/dignitas-articles/the-new-asceticism-biohacking-the-body-for-greater-longevity |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status= live}}
With regard to longevity, Longo promotes a mostly plant-based diet and eats fish no more than two or three times per week.{{cite web|title= What Longevity Diet researcher Valter Longo eats in a day to live longer |first= Serafina |last= Kenny |date= November 2, 2023 |work= Business Insider |language= en |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/longevity-diet-creator-valter-longo-eats-fasting-live-longer-2023-11 |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131100524/https://www.businessinsider.com/longevity-diet-creator-valter-longo-eats-fasting-live-longer-2023-11 |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title= The Real-Life Diet of Longevity Doctor Valter Longo, Who Wants You to Finish Eating Well Before Bedtime |first= Ashwin |last= Rodrigues |date= October 30, 2024 |magazine= GQ |issn= 0016-6979 |language= en |url= https://www.gq.com/story/real-life-diet-valter-longo |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131063417/https://www.gq.com/story/real-life-diet-valter-longo |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite news|title= Everything you need to know about the fasting mimicking diet |first= Maria |last= Lally |date= February 22, 2024 |newspaper= The Times |issn= 0140-0460 |language= en |url-access= subscription |url= https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-fasting-mimicking-diet-nutrition-advice-lgkvrb6px |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131095753/https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-fasting-mimicking-diet-nutrition-advice-lgkvrb6px |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}} In addition, he suggests implementing time-restricted eating, with daily eating windows of 11–12 hours.{{cite web|title= New Article Outlines the Characteristics of a "Longevity Diet" |first= Beth |last= Newcomb |date= April 28, 2022 |work= USC Davis School of Gerontology |language= en |url= https://gero.usc.edu/2022/04/28/valter-longo-longevity-diet/ |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231122214827/https://gero.usc.edu/2022/04/28/valter-longo-longevity-diet/ |archive-date= November 22, 2023 |url-status=live}} His research is focused on the fasting-mimicking diet (FMD). The FMD is a low-calorie, low-protein, moderate-carbohydrate, moderate-fat plant-based diet program, that he argues mimics the effects of periodic fasting or water fasting. The course lasts five days, while still aiming to provide the body with nutrition,{{cite web|title= Scientifically-designed fasting diet lowers risks for major diseases |first= Emily |last= Gersema |date= February 15, 2017 |work= Keck School of Medicine of USC |language= en |url= https://stemcell.keck.usc.edu/scientifically-designed-fasting-diet-lowers-risks-for-major-diseases/ |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131101800/https://stemcell.keck.usc.edu/scientifically-designed-fasting-diet-lowers-risks-for-major-diseases/ |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title= Fasting diets and longer life may go hand-in-hand, new research finds |first= Jennifer |last= King |date= June 19, 2015 |work= ABC News |language= en |url= https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-19/fasting-diets-and-longer-life-may-go-hand-in-hand/6559636 |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131092549/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-19/fasting-diets-and-longer-life-may-go-hand-in-hand/6559636 |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}} and is considered a periodic fast.{{cite news|title= Can Different Forms of Fasting Make You Healthier? |first= Laura |last= Landro |date= April 11, 2017 |url-access= subscription |newspaper= The Wall Street Journal |issn= 1042-9840|language= en |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-different-forms-of-fasting-make-you-healthier-1491962461 |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131092755/https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-different-forms-of-fasting-make-you-healthier-1491962461 |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}} Longo stated that the purpose of creating FMD was not to promote weight loss but to help end the global medical culture centered on pill consumption. He described this system as "prehistoric, it’s expensive, and it’s making us all broke."{{cite web|title= Why we've all been doing the Fast Diet wrong |first= Victoria |last= Lambert |date= June 20, 2015 |newspaper= The Daily Telegraph |issn= 0307-1235 |language= en |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/nutrition/why-weve-all-been-doing-the-fast-diet-wrong/ |access-date= February 3, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250203091342/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/nutrition/why-weve-all-been-doing-the-fast-diet-wrong/ |archive-date= February 3, 2025 |url-status=live}} Longo founded the biotechnology company L-Nutra and developed the ProLon fasting-mimicking diet.{{cite web|title= Fasting: A trending food idea and new frontier in longevity science |first= Jessica |last= Mathews |date= October 20, 2017 |work= CNBC |language= en |url= https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/20/science-diet-fasting-may-be-more-important-than-just-eating-less.html |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131182356/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/20/science-diet-fasting-may-be-more-important-than-just-eating-less.html |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title= What Is a Fasting-Mimicking Diet? |first= Elaine K. |last= Howley |date= April 25, 2024 |work= U.S. News & World Report |language= en |url= https://health.usnews.com/wellness/food/articles/what-is-the-fasting-mimicking-diet |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131101330/https://health.usnews.com/wellness/food/articles/what-is-the-fasting-mimicking-diet |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}} MIT Technology Review reported that while ProLon was a commercial success, Longo was concerned about its potential impact on his scientific reputation. In 2017, after a series of articles about the product—one of which described him as sounding like a "snake oil salesman"—he announced that he would no longer accept consulting fees and would donate his company shares to charity.{{cite magazine|title= I tried Prolon's starvation diet so you wouldn't have to |first= Adam |last= Piore |date= August 20, 2019 |magazine= MIT Technology Review |issn= 1099-274X |language= en |url= https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/08/20/553/prolon-starvation-diet/ |url-access= subscription |access-date= February 2, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250202103805/https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/08/20/553/prolon-starvation-diet/ |archive-date= February 2, 2025 |url-status=live}}
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In 2011, Longo was profiled on Through the Wormhole for his longevity-related research.{{cite web|title= Valter Longo and Morgan Freeman Celebrate |first= Jonathan |last= Riggs |date= August 5, 2012 |work= USC Davis School of Gerontology |language= en |url= https://gero.usc.edu/2012/08/05/valter-longo-and-morgan-freeman-celebrate/ |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230529154918/https://gero.usc.edu/2012/08/05/valter-longo-and-morgan-freeman-celebrate/ |archive-date= May 29, 2023 |url-status=live}} A year later, he discussed his fasting research with Michael Mosley in an episode of the BBC documentary series, Horizon called, Eat, Fast, and Live Longer.{{cite news|title= Will you try the new (easy) fast diet? |first= Peta |last= Bee |date= March 7, 2017 |newspaper= The Times |issn= 0140-0460 |language= en |url-access= limited |url= https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-new-5-2-fast-for-5-days-a-month-9nzz858xl |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131102458/https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-new-5-2-fast-for-5-days-a-month-9nzz858xl |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title= The power of intermittent fasting |date= August 5, 2012 |work= BBC News |language= en |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/health-19112549 |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131102331/https://www.bbc.com/news/health-19112549 |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}
His appearances and interviews in documentaries and TV series include the 2012 movie Science of Fasting,{{cite news|title= 'Humans are programmed for loss': Why therapeutic fasting could be the answer to 'lifestyle diseases' like obesity |author= The Telegraph |author-link= The Daily Telegraph |date= April 14, 2015 |newspaper= National Post |issn= 1486-8008 |language= en |url= https://nationalpost.com/health/therapeutic-fasting-741073 |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https://nationalpost.com/health/therapeutic-fasting-741073 |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}} the 2020 series The Goop Lab,{{cite web|title= Netflix and Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Goop Lab' docuseries is all kinds of awful |first= Ani |last= Bundel |date= January 25, 2020 |work= NBC News |language= en |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/netflix-gwyneth-paltrow-s-goop-lab-docuseries-all-kinds-awful-ncna1122276 |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131183336/https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/netflix-gwyneth-paltrow-s-goop-lab-docuseries-all-kinds-awful-ncna1122276 |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite news|title= 'The Goop Lab' Review: Experiments Gone Awry |first= John |last= Anderson |date= January 23, 2020 |newspaper= The Wall Street Journal |issn= 1042-9840 |url-access= subscription |language= en |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-goop-lab-review-experiments-gone-awry-11579815644 |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131184134/https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-goop-lab-review-experiments-gone-awry-11579815644 |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}} and Down to Earth with Zac Efron.{{cite web|title= Benessere green, 5 cose che si imparano guardando "Zac Efron: con i piedi per terra" |first= Eugenio |last= Spagnuolo |date= August 31, 2020 |magazine= GQ Italia |issn= 0016-6979 |language= it |url= https://www.gqitalia.it/lifestyle/article/benessere-green-cose-che-si-imparano-da-zac-efron-con-i-piedi-per-terra |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131184817/https://www.gqitalia.it/lifestyle/article/benessere-green-cose-che-si-imparano-da-zac-efron-con-i-piedi-per-terra |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title= Zac Efron's New Series Shines a Light on Sardinian Food |first= Abigail |last= Napp |date= July 15, 2020 |magazine= La Cucina Italiana |issn= 1594-9338 |language= en |url= https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/trends/news/sardinias-blue-zones-are-featured-in-zac-efrons-new-series |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131184757/https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/trends/news/sardinias-blue-zones-are-featured-in-zac-efrons-new-series |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}} Longo's studies on fasting inspired the documentary Fasting and The Longevity Revolution, narrated by Edward Norton and directed by Academy Award-nominated Barry Alexander Brown.{{cite web|title= Edward Norton To Narrate Wellness Doc 'Fasting And The Longevity Revolution' Directed By 'BlacKkKlansman' Editor Barry Alexander Brown |first= Zac |last= Ntim |date= June 25, 2024 |work= Deadline Hollywood |language= en |url= https://deadline.com/2024/06/edward-norton-fasting-and-the-longevity-revolution-documentary-barry-alexander-brown-1235980452/ |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131185428/https://deadline.com/2024/06/edward-norton-fasting-and-the-longevity-revolution-documentary-barry-alexander-brown-1235980452/ |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}}
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Accolades
In 2018, Valter Longo was named one of the fifty most influential people in health care by Time,{{cite magazine|title= The 50 Most Influential People in Health Care of 2018 |magazine= Time |issn= 0040-781X |language= en |url= https://time.com/collection/health-care-50/ |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131063906/https://time.com/collection/health-care-50/ |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=dead}} which called him "the fasting evangelist",{{cite web|title= Eat less, live longer? The science of fasting and longevity |first= Orli |last= Belman |date= April 18, 2019 |work= USC Davis School of Gerontology |language= en |url= https://gero.usc.edu/2019/04/18/eat-less-live-longer-the-science-of-fasting-and-longevity/ |access-date= February 2, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230525015927/https://gero.usc.edu/2019/04/18/eat-less-live-longer-the-science-of-fasting-and-longevity/ |archive-date= May 25, 2023 |url-status=live}} and in 2021 Science called him a pioneer in the nutrition and cancer field.{{cite journal|title= Special diets might boost the power of drugs to vanquish tumors |first= Jocelyn |last= Kaiser |date= April 1, 2021 |journal= Science |issn= 1095-9203 |publisher= American Association for the Advancement of Science |language= en |url= https://www.science.org/content/article/special-diets-might-boost-power-drugs-vanquish-cancers |access-date= January 31, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250131113818/https://www.science.org/content/article/special-diets-might-boost-power-drugs-vanquish-cancers |archive-date= January 31, 2025 |url-status=live}} Longo is also on Clarivate's list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2021–24.{{cite web|title= Valter D. Longo – Web of Science Researcher Profile |work= Web of Science |publisher= Clarivate |language= en |url= https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/JXM-3545-2024 |access-date= February 2, 2025 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20250203095208/https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/JXM-3545-2024 |archive-date= February 3, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title= USC Gerontology Faculty Listed Among Top Scientists Worldwide |author= Admin |date= December 16, 2024 |work= USC Davis School of Gerontology |language= en |url= https://gero.usc.edu/labs/pikelab/2024/12/16/usc-gerontology-faculty-listed-among-top-scientists-worldwide/ |access-date= February 3, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250203094923/https://gero.usc.edu/labs/pikelab/2024/12/16/usc-gerontology-faculty-listed-among-top-scientists-worldwide/ |archive-date= February 3, 2025 |url-status=live}}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://valterlongo.com/}}
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- {{YouTube|dVArDzYynYc|Valter Longo at TED}}
- {{URL|1=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Longo+VD&cauthor_id=27810402|2=Valter Longo}} at National Library of Medicine
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