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Calorie restrictions in rats and mice have long showed a slowdown of the aging process, but researchers have been unclear about whether limiting calories has the same effect on humans. This new study, however, shows that cutting calories produced the same results found in animals. “Over recent years, there has been a huge amount of debate about whether calorie restriction slows the aging process in humans,” said Edward Weiss, Ph.D., associate professor of nutrition and dietetics at Saint Louis University’s Doisy College of Health Sciences and lead author of the study. “Our research provides evidence that calorie restriction does work in humans like it has been shown to work in animals. The next step is to determine if this in fact slows age-related tissue deterioration. The only way to be certain, though, is to do a long-term study.” How do you feel when you eat less? Read yesterday's discussion: Count Drinking Too Much Water as Hazardous to Your Health
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Cutting your food intake by 300-500 calories per day may help you live longer according to new research conducted by New Saint Louis University.
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