News tagged with calorie restriction
Low-calorie diet may not prolong life: study (Update)
Scientists have found that calorie restriction—a diet comprised of approximately 30 percent fewer calories but with the same nutrients of a standard diet—does not extend years of life or reduce age-related deaths in a ...
Medical research
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Calorie-restricted diet keeps heart young
(Medical Xpress) -- People who restrict their caloric intake in an effort to live longer have hearts that function more like those in people who are 20 years younger.
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Jun 06, 2012 |
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Reducing caloric intake delays nerve cell loss
Activating an enzyme known to play a role in the anti-aging benefits of calorie restriction delays the loss of brain cells and preserves cognitive function in mice, according to a study published in the May ...
Neuroscience
May 21, 2013 |
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Visceral fat causally linked to intestinal cancer
Visceral fat, or fat stored deep in the abdominal cavity, is directly linked to an increased risk for colon cancer, according to data from a mouse study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Associ ...
Cancer
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Losing weight sooner has best chance to reverse heart damage, mouse study shows
Johns Hopkins research on obese mice finds that the impact of dieting and losing weight benefits the heart health of the young, but not the older ones
Cardiology
Mar 04, 2013 |
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Starvation hormone markedly extends mouse life span, researchers show
A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers finds that a starvation hormone markedly extends life span in mice without the need for calorie restriction.
Medical research
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Cutting calories might help you live longer, but not without increased physical activity
Dietary restriction can slow age-related diseases and extend the lifespan of all species tested to date. Understanding this phenomenon might help people live longer, preferably without having to drastically limit calories. ...
Medical research
Jul 03, 2012 |
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From feast to famine: A metabolic switch that may help diabetes treatment
Humans are built to hunger for fat, packing it on during times of feast and burning it during periods of famine. But when deluged by foods rich in fat and sugar, the modern waistline often far exceeds the ...
Medical research
Apr 25, 2012 |
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First clinical trial of red wine ingredient shows metabolic shifts
When obese men take a relatively small dose of resveratrol in purified form every day for a month, their metabolisms change for the better. In fact, the effects appear to be as good for us as severe calorie restriction. Resveratrol ...
Medical research
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Compound improves health, increases lifespan of obese mice
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have reported that obese male mice treated with a synthetic compound called SRT1720 were healthier and lived longer compared to non-treated obese mice. The experimental compound was found to ...
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Aug 22, 2011 |
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Mimicking calorie restriction to fight obesity, type 2 diabetes
A Yale University-led research team has discovered how reduced expression of a particular gene protects against obesity and type 2 diabetes, possibly prolonging lifespan by mimicking the effects of calorie ...
Medical research
Aug 03, 2011 |
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Restricting calories lowers body temperature, may predict longer lifespan
(Medical Xpress) -- Nutrition and longevity researchers have found more evidence that eating less may help people live longer.
Medical research
May 11, 2011 |
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The tablet of youth
At TEDxSydney 2013 the Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School shares a new concept about why we age and how it should be possible to develop medicines to reverse it.
Health
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Calorie reduction, not bypass surgery, ups diabetes control
(HealthDay)—Calorie reduction rather than the actual Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery seems to account for the improvement in glucose homeostasis in obese patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo ...
Diabetes
Apr 11, 2013 |
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Anti-ageing drug breakthrough
Drugs that combat ageing may be available within five years, following landmark work led by an Australian researcher. The work, published in the March 8 issue of Science, finally proves that a single anti-ageing enzyme in the ...
Medical research
Mar 08, 2013 |
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