Sentences with phrase «through caloric restriction»

If low - carb diets mainly work through caloric restriction, why do people seem less crazed on them?

Although Clive McKay's studies of life extension through caloric restriction were done in the 1930s, only a few studies have been done to find out which nutrients» restriction contributes most to extending the life span.

Not exact matches

They include going after the damage to cells done by free radicals, making use of hormone therapy, or caloric restrictions, or vitamin supplements, or, most dramatically, healthy gene selection through pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and even repairing the entire human genome.

Caloric restriction, sometimes called dietary restriction, may really work through cutting protein, specifically the sulfur - containing amino acids found in many proteins, say Mitchell, a biochemist and geneticist, and his colleagues.

The positive effect of sirtuins in extending lifespan, through a mechanism that mimics caloric restriction, has been demonstrated in a wide range of organisms.

That enzyme becomes active through fasting, caloric restriction, movement and exposure to a lot of plant compounds.

Or do I still need to create that deficit through some sort of caloric restriction?

Studies on calorie restriction through short - term fasting just before chemotherapy — defined as a complete lack of food and caloric beverages (noncaloric beverages such as water are allowed) for 72 hours or less — has demonstrated a wide range of beneficial effects.