Autophagy: Autophagy in Health and Disease - Learn How to...
Ogden, Pamela What is autophagy?Autophagy is the body's way of cleaning out damaged cells, in order to regenerate newer, healthier cells, according to Priya Khorana, PhD, in nutrition education from Columbia University."Auto" means self and "phagy" means eat. So the literal meaning of autophagy is "self-eating."It's also referred to as "self-devouring." While that may sound like something you never want to happen to your body, it's actually beneficial to yo...