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There's a great deal of irony in this. Ancel Keys, whose jiggered data did much to blame fat for heart disease, might have gotten another source of data misconception since much of his Mediterranean diet studies were done among a population who fasts regularly for religious reasons.
There are some factors that can throw a clock out of balance: For instance, high-fat and high-calorie diets have been shown to do so in turtles and mice.
Surprised he didn't add: "This can of course be fixed with a Mediterranean style diet high in fruit, vegetables and healthy whole grains."