RAF132: Caloric Restriction and Longevity
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Caloric restriction (CR) is a reduction in caloric intake of 20-50% without malnutrition. NOT STARVING! There are no long-term benefits to starving :-). There's not even a long term. The process we are concerned with is called hormesis, which is when the body goes into defense mode, abating some aging processes. There is no definitive answer on how CR works. But quite a bit of research has been conducted.
A 2017 report on primate study found fewer age-related disorders in CR primates. Since the 1930's CR in rats has shown increased lifespan. Suprisingly, CR has been…
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