Could Eating Less Help You Live Longer?
Calorie restriction and intermittent fasting both increase longevity in animals, aging experts say. Here’s what that means for you.
By Dana G. Smith
Calorie restriction and intermittent fasting both increase longevity in animals, aging experts say. Here’s what that means for you.
By Dana G. Smith
New research is intensifying the debate — with profound implications for the future of the planet.
By Ferris Jabr
Calorie restriction led to weight loss, lower cholesterol and less inflammation. Whether it extends life span and wards off disease long-term remains unproven.
By Anahad O’Connor
I could eat the foods I enjoyed and most of my regular meals, but it had to be within a short time frame of eight to 10 hours.
By Larissa Zimberoff
After two studies of low-calorie diets among monkeys reached opposing conclusions, one team has struck back, asserting that the other study was in error because its control group was also fed a lean diet.
By Nicholas Wade
In a long-running study, rhesus monkeys whose caloric intake was restricted by 30 percent didn’t live any longer than their normal-weight peers.
By Gina Kolata
How many blueberries a day does it take to keep the grim reaper away? An 87-year-old’s quest.
By Frank Bruni
Eating much, much less helped rats live longer. Will it work on humans?
By Jon Gertner
To the surprise of scientists, links are emerging between our inner recycling and protection from disease.
By Carl Zimmer
Low-calorie diets and drugs that mimic their effects were all the rage at a Harvard Medical School conference on aging.
By Nicholas Wade
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