Healthy Diets: the Case for Restricting Calories
Researchers theorize that the way to add years to your life is to shave some calories off of your plate. Tests in lab rats and other animals confirm that calorie restriction (CR) is a viable way to increase longevity. The question is: Does it work in humans? Though research to definitively answer that question is ongoing, health professionals know without a doubt that the CR diet improves health by decreasing the incidence of many age-related diseases.
September 9, 2012
