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NIH Study Finds Calorie Restriction Lowers Some Risk Factors for Age-related Diseases

Two-year trial did not produce expected metabolic changes, but influenced other life span markers

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015.  A National Institutes of Health-supported study provides some of the first clues about the impact of sustained calorie restriction in adults. Results from a two-year clinical trial show calorie restriction in normal-weight and moderately overweight people failed to have some metabolic effects found in laboratory animal studies. However, researchers found calorie restriction modified risk factors for age-related…

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