Longer live with eat less

June 26th, 2010 by Stand Team

It is not a diet quick to shed a few pounds, but something that scientists know for a long time, that could increase the life of mice and the more primitive creatures as worms, flies, etc, only restricting consumption.

But the first evidence with regard to delays of diseases and aging was obtained in primates (rhesus monkeys that live in the National Center for Primates of Wisconsin), on which the researchers conducted their studies reported in Science magazine.

Nobody knows yet if people could withstand the deprivation of consumption by the time enough to make a difference, however, they have begun attempts to educate the small on the subject.

“In reality it would not be so important that the genta alive again, but that live healthier,” said Dr. David Finkelstein, the National Institute on Aging, but the monkeys of Wisconsin seems to do both.

“The fact that there is less disease in these animals is surprising.” Read the rest of this entry »