Primate growing up with half the calories: New understanding about human health and longevity?

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 10:31 in Biology & Nature

New research shows that humans and other primates burn 50 percent fewer calories each day than other mammals. The study suggests that these remarkably slow metabolisms explain why humans and other primates grow up so slowly and live such long lives.

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