Tuck in. If you want a healthy heart, this dish can be just what you need.
has been shown in mice, fish and yeast; Now the first study of calorie restriction long term in humans suggest that if you really want to live longer, eat less.
Few people are willing to significantly reduce their caloric intake for years. But researchers from the University of Washington in St. Louis managed to locate 18 (15 of them men), aged 25-82, who spent an average of 6 years of balanced diets recommended by the Company calorie Restriction. The scientists compared 18 people with otherwise clean livers, on a "typical Western diet." On average, the subjects ate 1700 calories a day, compared to at least 2100 for controls, says lead investigator Luigi Fontana, who also works for the Italian Institute of health.
Dr. Atkins notwithstanding, the subjects lost a lot of weight while consuming 46% of their calories from complex carbohydrates. their "bad" cholesterol, blood lipids, and diabetes risk markers went down the blood pressure dropped to childhood levels the bodies of the subjects were 9% fat -.. compared to 24% for the controls and, surprisingly, with 12% for people who run 50 miles a week, said Fontana. And none of the dieters had plaque in their carotid arteries, scientists report online April 19 in Proceedings of the national Academy of science .
William Harlan, a nutrition expert and consultant clinical trials at the National Institute of Mental Health, called "provocative" study. He noted that while the study subjects were self-selected, "the differences that are present are striking. ... More studies like this [would] give us a better idea of what a truly healthy diet look like. "
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