A Reduced Calorie Diet May Extend Your Life
Preliminary findings in a study at the University of Wisconsin in Madison suggest that a restricted calorie diet may prolong your lifespan. In 1989 researchers led by Dr. Ricki J. Colman started with 30 adult male Rhesus monkeys. A control group of 15 were allowed to eat their fill while the other group was fed a nutritious diet with seventy percent of the calories they would normally eat. 30 female and 16 additional male monkeys were added in 1994 to broaden the scope of the research. Since the study began 21 of the control group and 14 of the experimental group have perished. In … Continue reading →