Term Name:	positive regulation of macroautophagy
Synonyms:	activation of macroautophagy, positive regulation of starvation-induced autophagy, stimulation of macroautophagy, up regulation of macroautophagy, up-regulation of macroautophagy, upregulation of macroautophagy
Definition:	Any process, such as recognition of nutrient depletion, that activates or increases the rate of macroautophagy to bring cytosolic macromolecules to the vacuole/lysosome for degradation.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0016239]    QuickGO    AmiGO