Caloric Restriction Slows Down the Ageing Process
McCay et al first provided evidence in 1935 to suggest that caloric restriction slows down the ageing process and that it could potentially increase life span. Research has since expanded and yielded exciting results in many organisms which back up this concept. Bodkin et al (1995) enforced long term caloric restriction on adult male rhesus monkeys. The research group noted that the mortality rate in the control groups was higher than in the dietary restricted group. It can be seen that caloric restriction leads to changes in physiological changes that have the eventual effect of increasing longevity. (Guarente, 2005)
