The fewer calories, the longer life

Sufficiently reduce total daily caloric intake by 10% in order to considerably increase the duration of life and reduce the risk of disease. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Want to live longer - eat less, according to US researchers. Reduction calories   can slow the aging process and make people less prone to various diseases. Moreover, low calorie may even reduce the risk of premature death. 25 years, scientists have studied the effects of diet on the aging process in monkeys. It turned out that the restriction of food significantly reduces the risk of early death and the appearance of age-related diseases.

The researchers observed the 76 rhesus monkeys, some of which received 10-30% fewer calories than the rest. It turned out that those monkeys that were allowed to eat as much as they would like, 2 and 9 times more likely to face the risk any disease and three times more likely to die prematurely. Experiments on monkeys have confirmed the results of previous studies involving rodents and flies.

All experiments of scientists argue that the reduction calories   with obligatory receipt of all necessary human nutrients may increase Life Expectancy   person up to 40%. Now, the study's authors hope that their work will form the basis for the creation of new drugs that have on the human body the same beneficial effects as reducing calorie. And while the study's authors strongly recommend to people is to reduce the number of calories less than the recommended daily level. (READ MORE)

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