| A diet involving eating less, while still getting enough | | | | · Depression |
| vitamins and nutrients is of great interest. | | | | Studies show that getting inadequate amounts of |
| Researchers find that calorie restriction diets extend | | | | vitamins and nutrients can lead to serious problems |
| the lives of animals. It is unknown if the anti-aging | | | | such as heart failure and death. Studies show that |
| diets help people to extend their lives. Limited | | | | people with the lowest range body mass index |
| studies have been done in people. | | | | scores have a higher risk of death than do those |
| Animal studies focused on insects and animals with | | | | with normal scores. The studies do not take into |
| short life spans. Researchers found animals on | | | | account undiagnosed cancer or other serious illnesses |
| restricted diets live longer. They also found that | | | | that may have caused the weight loss. However, |
| calorie restriction diets are more important to the life | | | | the study results do give us a cause to be cautious |
| span than striving to maintain healthy weight and | | | | when considering the calorie restriction diets as a |
| exercising regularly. There are studies under way | | | | means of prolonging life. They may end up doing |
| involving animals with longer life spans and will take | | | | just the opposite for some individuals. There is also |
| years to finish. There is promise with the preliminary | | | | very little known about long-term effects of calorie |
| results in monkeys. | | | | restriction diets in people who have a healthy weight. |
| Although scientists have doubts about actual positive | | | | If you are considering a calorie restricted diet first |
| effects of the anti-aging calorie restriction diet, calorie | | | | discuss it with your doctor. He or she should be |
| restriction research may give doctors clues about the | | | | able to explore the possible benefits and risks of a |
| aging process and aging may be slowed. | | | | calorie restriction diet for you in particular. Getting |
| The way a calorie restriction diet works is to eat less | | | | enough vitamins and nutrients can be difficult when |
| than your body needs to maintain your normal | | | | you eat less food, you may also need to consult with |
| weight. How much less a person eats varies. | | | | a certified dietary nutritionist. He or she can help |
| People who follow a calorie restriction diet hope to | | | | you decide which foods you should eat to provide |
| slow the aging process and live longer. | | | | you with the nutrition you need. |
| The diet involves restricting how much food you eat | | | | Calorie restriction diet studies may help researchers |
| and carefully monitoring food intake to ensure getting | | | | understand the aging process. The studies may also |
| enough vitamins and nutrients. Choices consist of | | | | provide necessary clues for developing new anti-aging |
| foods full of nutrients, but low in calories, such as | | | | drugs. Once researchers study how calorie |
| vegetables and whole grains. | | | | restriction diets work on the body their hope is to |
| The benefits of short trials of calorie restriction diets | | | | create drugs to work in the same way. |
| in people include: | | | | It might be just as good an idea to wait to see what |
| · Blood pressure | | | | kind of drugs researchers come up with, that is, if |
| · Blood sugar | | | | you are young enough to wait for that conclusion. |
| · Body fat percentage | | | | Otherwise, consult with your doctor first before |
| · Cholesterol levels | | | | starting a calorie restriction diet in the hopes of |
| · Heart rate | | | | anti-aging. |
| · Weight | | | | Source: Foundation for Health in Aging |
| These benefits are healthy changes that may reduce | | | | Disclaimer: These statements have not been |
| the risk of chronic disease later in life and therefore | | | | evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The |
| create longer life for humans. | | | | information in this article is not intended to diagnose, |
| Risks of calorie restriction diets include: | | | | treat, cure or prevent any disease. All health |
| · Reduced bone density | | | | concerns should be addressed by a qualified health |
| · Loss of muscle mass | | | | care professional. |
| · Anemia | | | | |
| · Memory loss | | | | This article is FREE to publish with the resource box. |
| · Dizziness | | | | |