from journal Nature Aging
Laboratory studies show calorie restriction
can slow aging and now, human studies
also suggest slowing of the aging process.
Researchers at Columbia University’s Butler
Aging Center say this is the first long-term
study of calorie restriction in healthy, nonobese
humans. Volunteers were on a
normal diet or a twenty-five percent
reduction in calories for two years. Results
were measured by changes in three
methods of DNA data known to change with
aging. Those on reduced calories suggest a
slower pace of aging may be possible, along
with a reduction in chronic age-related
diseases. One form of the DNA
measurement translated to a similar benefit
as stopping cigarette smoking. The study
appears in the journal Nature Aging.