Lab rats have apparently doubled their lifespan with this new way of eating! The idea is to consume fewer calories, but to still get all the necessary nutrients our bodies need to function healthily. This combined with stress management, an exercise regimen, and a good balance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids and plenty of antioxidants is the newfound recipe for health and longevity.
"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 between 10-25 percent 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. 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. [It] was found that the calorie-restricted group had remarkably low triglyceride levels. In fact, they were as low as lowest 5 percent of Americans in their 20s. This is more remarkable when it is noted that the calorie-restricted individuals were actually aged between 35 and 82 years. Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels in calorie-restricted group were remarkably low, about 100/60, values normally found in 10-year-old children. "



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