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caloric restriction The deliberate ↓ in caloric intake to levels up to 30% below a 'usual' diet See Diet, Methuselah factor. Cf Protein restriction. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Numerous studies have found that calorie restriction can extend the life span of organisms such as yeast, worms, fruit flies, and mice. On October 31, 2006, a day before the scientific publication of the benefit of resveratrol in mice, The New York Times published an article about calorie restriction in monkeys. What to do: Without longer-term studies, researchers can't tell whether calorie restriction extends life, as it does in animals. |
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