anti aging

The Research behind the Anti Aging Diet

The research behind the anti aging diet dates back to 1934, when scientists named Clive McCay and Mary Crowell noticed that when laboratory rats were fed all the needed nutrients but the calories in their diets were drastically cut, the rats lived up to two times as long as the rats that were not on this specialized diet.  These results have proven consistent over all animals and insects tested so far with the exception of the house fly.  

Some of the other organisms tested thus far include fruit flies, spiders, mice, and drosophila.  Tests on primates are currently underway, but due to their long lifespan results do not yet exist.  Certain tests are also being conducted on human volunteers however, due to the long lifespan of our species, these test are sill underway.

What the Anti Aging Diet Entails and Possible Side-Effects

The anti aging diet requires that the person on the diet restrict their diet on a large degree.  It’s not just cutting back on a meal here and there.  This brings up the possible danger of not getting the necessary nutrients a person needs to live in a healthy manner.  

One caveat to the anti aging diet is that the cause of why this may work is still unknown.  Theories on this subject have been mostly proven false. Certain studies have claimed that the benefits of calorie restriction only benefit the young, although other studies have contradicted this claim.  Generally speaking, the evidence to support or deny the claim that calorie restriction slows the aging process in humans is lacking.  Further studies must be completed before anyone can determine for certain the benefits and risk of this type of program.

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