“…The genetic variation of fasting‐induced starvation resistance that we observe here highlights the importance of exploring the natural variation present within a trait when seeking to understand responses to potential treatments. Over the last 20 years, 16 publications have focused their study on periodic fasting, intermittent fasting or time‐restricted feeding in Drosophila (Aggarwal, 2014; Catterson et al, 2018; Dissel et al, 2022; Gill et al, 2015; Liu et al, 2021; Livelo et al, 2023; Melkani et al, 2017; Oishi et al, 2004; Ratliff et al, 2016; Salgado‐Canales et al, 2023; Ulgherait et al, 2021; Villanueva et al, 2019; Xu et al, 2011; Zhang et al, 2018; Zhang et al, 2023). Only two of these considered a panel of genetic backgrounds (Aggarwal, 2014; Ulgherait et al, 2021), and only one used fly lines maintained in labs for less than 50 years (Aggarwal, 2014).…”