Dietary caloric restriction is the only intervention conclusively shown to slow ageing, delay the onset of age-related diseases, maintain function and extend both median and maximal life span in mammals.
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Roth, G., Ingram, D. & Lane, M. Slowing ageing by caloric restriction. Nat Med 1, 414–415 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0595-414
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