"Calorie restriction" refers to consuming fewer calories than usual in order to limit the amount of energy intake. It is a practice often done to promote better health and potentially extend lifespan.
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There may be some health benefits to intermittent fasting, but there are also some serious risks to using
severe calorie restriction as the only way to lose weight.
Increasing physical activity in cats by 10 min of daily play produced as much weight loss
as calorie restriction (41).
However, while 14 weeks of
calorie restriction did not significantly affect the middle - aged rats, it reduced muscle mass in the young rats.
It is defined as a decrease in resting energy expenditure
during calorie restriction, beyond what can be explained by reduced mass of muscles, organs and fat.
Two studies show that eating a diet low in protein and high in carbohydrates is linked to a longer, healthier life, and may even help explain why
extreme calorie restriction delays aging.
There have been stories both in the lay press and scientific press
about calorie restriction for years and it has been a frequent talk show topic on other many other TV shows.
Not only is a cheat meal mentally satisfying, it also helps to «reset» and boost many of the hormones that are affected during
prolonged calorie restriction.
There is also one study showing that intermittent fasting causes less muscle loss than the more standard method of
continuous calorie restriction (16).
Researchers can not tell whether
calorie restriction extends human life, because our species tends to live too long to make this kind of experimentation possible.
After 12 weeks of
strict calorie restriction, take a 2 week diet break and eat at your new maintenance calories before going for another 12 weeks.
Heart health - A 2009 study showed a reduction in total cholesterol and an increase in good HDL cholesterol in obese women given coconut oil along with
overall calorie restriction and exercise advice.
To put it simply, a damaged metabolism (also known as metabolic adaptation) is typically caused by prolonged
excessive calorie restriction combined with excessive physical activity.
One thing researchers agree on is that
calorie restriction reduces the number of free radicals floating around, and so presumably the amount of oxidative stress.
Also, a protein intake of 1 gram / lb of body mass is better at maintaining muscle mass
under calorie restriction — suggesting increased protein synthesis and retention of nitrogen [8].
The latest evidence suggests that
while calorie restriction is indeed beneficial for humans, when it comes to lifespan extension, it may not be the whole story.
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