If You Want to Live Longer – Cut Your Calories, New Research Suggests…
Posted on July 04, 2008 by DFHS Article Team
Want to slow down the visible signs of aging and live longer? University research suggests Eating 300 to 500 Less Calories a Day Could be a Promising Strategy.
Calorie restriction has long been shown to slow the aging process in rats and mice. While scientists do not know how calorie restriction affects the aging process in rodents, one popular hypothesis is that it slows aging by decreasing a thyroid hormone, triiodothyronine (T3), which then slows metabolism and tissue aging.
A new study in the June 2008 issue of Rejuvenation Research, found that calorie restriction – cutting approximately 300 to 500 calories per day – had a similar biological effect in humans and, therefore, may slow the aging process. [Read More]
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