Caloric Restriction for anti-aging and longevity - does it work in non-obese humans?
Background
How does it work?
Calorie restriction – just another fancy name for dieting?
Drum roll… does chronic calorie restriction work in non-obese humans?
Adverse health effects of chronic calorie restriction in humans
What about the Okinawans?
Living Fast, Dying When?
Does calorie restriction work by reducing intra-abdominal “belly” fat?
What about calorie restriction mimetics?
Exercise as a “human calorie restriction strategy”
Figure modified from Handschin, C., Caloric restriction and exercise "mimetics'': Ready for prime time? Pharmacol Res, 2016. 103: p. 158-66
Restricting calories vs. carbs
Conclusion
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