News tagged with calorie restriction
Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy ageing than reducing calories, new research funded by the Wellcome Trust and Research into Ageing suggests.
Future diabetes treatment may use resveratrol to target the brain
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Resveratrol, a molecule found in red grapes, has been shown to improve diabetes when delivered orally to rodents. Until now, however, little has been known about how these beneficial changes are mediated in the body. A new ...
Longer-lived, healthier mice offer promise of drug treatments for age-related diseases
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Scientists have managed to extend the lifespan of mice by up to a fifth and reduce the number of age-related diseases the animals suffer. The research, which involved blocking a key molecular pathway, mimics ...
Researchers Explain Why Hunger Triggers Infertility
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that calorie restriction increases longevity in animals but at an evolutionary cost - the animals become infertile.
Turning back the clock: Fasting prolongs reproductive life span
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Scientific dogma has long asserted that females are born with their entire lifetime's supply of eggs, and once they're gone, they're gone. New findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, published online ...
The way you eat may affect your risk for breast cancer
Aug 04, 2009 |
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How you eat may be just as important as how much you eat, if mice studies are any clue.
Climbing the ladder to longevity: Critical enzyme pair identified
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Experiment after experiment confirms that a diet on the brink of starvation expands lifespan in mice and many other species. But the molecular mechanism that links nutrition and survival is still poorly understood. ...
Glucose to glycerol conversion in long-lived yeast provides anti-aging effects
May 08, 2009 |
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Cell biologists have found a more filling substitute for caloric restriction in extending the life span of simple organisms. In a study published May 8 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, researchers from the Univer ...
Calorie restriction causes temporal changes in liver metabolism
May 04, 2009 |
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Moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, whereas moderate weight loss affects muscle, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the Americ ...
Researchers note differences between people and animals on calorie restriction
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Sep 24, 2008 |
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Calorie restriction, a diet that is low in calories and high in nutrition, may not be as effective at extending life in people as it is in rodents, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
Calorie restriction does not appear to induce bone loss in overweight adults
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Young adults who follow a diet that is low in calories but nutritionally sound for six months appear to lose weight and fat without significant bone loss, according to a report in the September 22 issue of Archives of In ...
Looking for the Founatain of Youth? Cut your calories, research suggests
Jul 03, 2008 |
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Want to slow the signs of aging and live longer? New Saint Louis University research suggests cutting back on calories could be a promising strategy.
