Caloric restriction in monkeys shows big benefit; contradicts earlier study
The latest results from a 25-year study of diet and aging in monkeys shows a significant reduction in mortality and in age-associated diseases among those with calorie-restricted diets.
April 3, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 25-year-study, diet, diet-on-nonhuman, effects, examine-the-effects, latest-results, monkeys-shows, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, two-ongoing, university
New monkey study suggests caloric restriction does promote longevity
The latest findings from a 25-year study published in Nature Communications suggest that monkeys on a caloric-restricted diet live longer and have reduced age-related diseases than peers who are allowed to eat what they want.
April 2, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 25-year-study, diet, diet-live, latest-findings, nature, nature-communications, nutrition, nutritional counseling, seniors / aging
Does Severe Calorie Restriction Help You Life Longer? Probably Not
According to a 25-year study using rhesus monkeys, a lifetime on a very-low calorie diet did not help them live any longer, researchers from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge reported in the journal Nature. Rhesus monkeys are genetically relatively similar to humans. They were fed on a diet consisting of 30% fewer calories than the control group were for a quarter of a century…
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