Can we live longer by eating less? A review of caloric restriction and longevity

Maturitas

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 315-319

  Roth, Lauren W ^a   Polotsky, Alex J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caloric restriction; Life span; Longevity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

BIOSPHERE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DIET RESTRICTION; FERTILITY; HAPLORHINI; HEALTH; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; YEAST;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84858080109     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.12.017     Document Type: Review

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