Calories or protein? The effect of dietary restriction on lifespan in rodents is explained by calories alone

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 28-38

  Speakman, J R ^a,b   Mitchell, S E ^b   Mazidi, M ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Calorie restriction; Dietary restriction; Food restriction; Geometric framework; Nutritional geometry; Protein restriction

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FOOD COMPOSITION; LIFE EXTENSION; LIFESPAN; MACRONUTRIENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL GEOMETRIC FRAMEWORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MICE; RATS;

EID: 84961917296     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2016.03.011     Document Type: Review

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