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( Calorie restriction)
Calorie restriction, or caloric restriction (CR), is a dietary regime thought to improve health and slow the aging process by limiting dietary energy intake. Calorie restriction is a common measure found in several dietary regimens, including the Okinawa diet [1] and the CRON-diet. In human subjects, CR has been shown to lower cholesterol, fasting glucose, and blood pressure.[citation needed] In CR, energy intake is minimized, but sufficient quantities of vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients must be eaten. A small-scale study in the US at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis studied the effects following a calorie-restricted diet of 10-25% less calorie intake than the average Western diet. Body mass index (BMI) was significantly lower in the calorie-restricted group when compared with the matched group; 19.6 compared with 25.9. The BMI values for the comparison group are similar to the mean BMI values for middle-aged people in the US.[2] All those on calorie-restricted diets experienced reductions in BMI after starting their diet. Their BMIs decreased from an average of 24 (range of 29.6 to 19.4) to an average of 19.5 (range of 22.8 to 16.5) over the course of their dieting (3-15 years). Nearly all the decrease in BMI occurred in the first year of dieting. It was found that the average total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels for calorie-restricted individuals were the equivalent of those found in the lowest 10% of normal people in their age group. It was found that the average HDL (good) cholesterol levels for calorie-restricted individuals were very high—in the 85th to 90th percentile range for normal middle-aged US men. These positive changes in calorie-restricted individuals were found to occur mainly in the first year of dieting. [2]
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Anti-Aging Restriction of Calories by Carson Danfield by Carson Danfield
There is no doubt about the fact that far too many people eat far too much food.
The statistics on obesity and diabetes confirm that but a walk in public will soon make you aware of the fact that there are many people who are overweight and ...
Calorie Restriction For Anti Aging by David Cowley
From an evolutionary point of view, skipping a meal here and there would be beneficial to the human body. After all the human body was designed to go for days without eating anything. In today's society we have constant access to food and we are ta...
Calorie Restriction - An Anti-Aging Diet by GiGi Konwin
There was an article printed recently in a special diet and health issue of Scientific American that covered the subject of calorie restriction and its effects on aging. It was significant to note that this article was originally done 10 years ago, y...
Dangers Of Dieting - Dieting Truths You Need To Know by Maisy Day
Dangers of dieting - yes you heard right, dangerous diets. We are all aware of the facts on healthy eating and of the benefits i.e. keeping the weight down. To follow a well balanced diet encourages a healthier rewarding lifestyle. Healthy diets will...
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