Impact of caloric and dietary restriction regimens on markers of health and longevity in humans and animals: A summary of available findings

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Trepanowski, John F ^a   Canale, Robert E ^a   Marshall, Kate E ^a   Kabir, Mohammad M ^a   Bloomer, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

caloric restriction; dietary modification; exercise; oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRYPTOPHAN;

CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RELIGION; REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; FEMALE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CHRISTIANITY; DIET, REDUCING; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RELIGION; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 80053606380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-10-107     Document Type: Review

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