{"id":2948,"date":"2024-10-20T23:15:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T23:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=2948"},"modified":"2024-10-20T23:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T23:15:33","slug":"calorie-restriction-linked-to-longer-lifespan-in-mice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=2948","title":{"rendered":"Calorie Restriction Linked to Longer Lifespan in Mice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A groundbreaking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-024-03277-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a>\u00a0reveals that eating less can lead to a longer life in mice. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison found that mice on a calorie-restricted diet lived up to 30% longer than those fed normally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study, involving over 700 mice, suggests that the benefits of calorie restriction extend beyond simple weight loss or metabolic changes. The team discovered that restricting calories alters\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/news\/cutting-calories-may-slow-pace-aging-healthy-adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gene expression<\/a>\u00a0in nearly every cell type, potentially slowing down the aging process at a fundamental level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While more research is needed to understand the implications for humans, these findings offer promising insights into the complex relationship between diet and longevity. The study paves the way for potential interventions to promote\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9036399\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">healthy aging<\/a>\u00a0and opens new avenues for future longevity research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A groundbreaking\u00a0study\u00a0reveals that eating less can lead to a longer life in mice. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison found&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2949,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948\/revisions\/2949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}