Category: Autophagy

Coffee induces Autophagy

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article presents two studies. The first is an animal study that shows that coffee increases the proteins associated with autophagy. The second concludes that coffee consumption correlates with skeletal muscle mass in older people. Autophagy is a normal biological process that cleans up old, dysfunctional, diseased, and precancerous cells. Intermittent fasting and physical exercise…

Exercise alone can induce autophagy

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article presents several human studies that show that exercise promotes autophagy independent of intermittent fasting. Autophagy is when the body recycles old, dysfunctional, precancerous, and previously damaged cells to make new proteins. After exercise, autophagy replaces damaged skeletal muscle cells during strenuous physical activity. That facilitates muscle adaptation to that exercise, whether it is…