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Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

Most comprehensive study yet demonstrates that cutting people’s energy intake dials down their metabolism.
  1. Alison Abbott
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A study of people who reduced the calories they consumed has found the strongest evidence yet that such restrictions can slow down human metabolism. The results raise hopes that a low-calorie lifestyle — or treatments that mimic the biological effects of restricted eating — could prolong health in old age and even extend life.

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Nature 555, 570-571 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-03431-x

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