-Rosie Mestel, LA Times
-August 30, 2012
-http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-calorie-restriction-death-20120830,0,6696302.story
Scientists have tested on
mice that eating fewer calories than normal has lead to them living fifteen to
twenty percent longer than they should, leaving researchers thinking that
humans have the possibility of living at least an extra day. However, when they
had done these tests on monkeys, they had lived on average the same amount of
time that a monkey that consumed more calories would. Even if it did not
increase their life span, they had a lesser chance of being diagnosed with
cancer, and appeared younger. By appearing younger, they meant in metabolic
aspects, having lower blood sugar and lower cholesterol. This study
"...suggests that what has proven true for rodents and various other animals
may not hold true for primates — humans included..." (Rosie Mestel, LA Times). The same research was also done in 2009 in
Wisconsin, but had extremely different results. The researchers do not know how
to explain this, but say it might have been because they had served different
foods.
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