Restrict calories, increase life span? Not so easy
Friday, July 10, 2009 - 17:14
in Biology & Nature
Though low-calorie diets have been found to have anti-aging effects on animals, human studies are still in the early stage. The anti-aging effects of calorie restriction were first identified in the 1930s by Cornell University researchers who showed that lab rats fed a diet that provided all their needed nutrients, but only 30% of their usual caloric intake, lived 30% longer than rodents...
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