News tagged with dietary restriction

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 | not rated yet | 0

African Americans less likely to adhere to DASH diet for lowering blood pressure

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which promotes consumption of more fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grain, and less meats and sweets, is a proven effective treatment for hypertension. ...

Health Sep 19, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Study pinpoints genes involved in diet-mediated life-extension

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a new method to identify genes involved in diet-mediated life-extension which allowed them to find three novel genes that extend lifespan in yeast.

Genetics Aug 14, 2012 | not rated yet | 2

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 | 4.6 / 5 (8) | 1 |

Physical activity needed in order to reap benefits of dietary restriction

Fruit flies on dietary restriction (DR) need to be physically active in order to get the lifespan extending benefits that come from their Spartan diet. If the same axiom holds true in humans, those practicing caloric restriction ...

Medical research Jul 02, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Cutting calories before cutting in surgery

Dietary restriction has already been shown to extend the lives of laboratory animals, but recent research suggests the beneficial effects of eating less may extend to improved recovery from surgery and better ...

Health May 08, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Proteins linked to longevity may be involved in mood control

(Medical Xpress) -- Over the past decade, MIT biologist Leonard Guarente and others have shown that very-low-calorie diets provoke a comprehensive physiological response that promotes survival, all orchestrated by a set of ...

Medical research Dec 09, 2011 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 1 |

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 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Is the 'longevity gene' nearing the end of its life?

Sirtuins, proteins believed to significantly increase lifespan in a number of organisms – and the claimed target of some anti-ageing creams – do not, in fact, affect animal longevity, according to new research funded ...

Medical research Sep 21, 2011 | 5 / 5 (7) | 2 |

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 ...

Medical research Aug 22, 2011 | not rated yet | 1 |

Endocannabinoid signaling in dietary restriction and lifespan extension

There is no longer any doubt that dietary restriction (DR) extends lifespan. Many studies have shown that limiting nutrient intake extends lifespan in yeast, worms, flies and as well as postponing age-related diseases in ...

Medical research May 11, 2011 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 3 |

Mouse study turns fat-loss/longevity link on its head

Since the 1930s scientists have proposed food restriction as a way to extend life in mice. Though feeding a reduced-calorie diet has indeed lengthened the life spans of mice, rats and many other species, new ...

Medical research May 03, 2011 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0 |