The American Federation for Aging Research

	Can Cutting Calories Increase Longevity?
	The only approach scientists have found to reliably increase longevity is to reduce an organism's caloric intake by about one-third. Called "undernutrition without malnutrition," caloric restriction has been shown to extend both the maximal and average life spans of worms, insects and mice. Scientists are now trying to determine if and how caloric restriction works in primates. And though knowledge about its efficacy in humans is still developing, researchers are probing caloric restriction's physiological effects to understand how we might slow the aging process or confront age-related diseases and conditions.
	What is caloric restriction? Click here. Why is caloric restriction important? Click here. How does caloric restriction slow down aging? Click here. How does a calorie-restricted diet compare to the USDA-recommended low fat, high carbohydrate diet? Click here.
	Check the latest research
	On caloric restriction and animal and human longevity. Click here. On the connection between how cells process oxygen and sugar and caloric restriction. Click here. On caloric restriction and disease prevention strategies. Click here.
	Research Spotlight
	From Mice to Monkeys to Humans? Click here.
	The Future
	What is the future of research into caloric restriction (particularly as it relates to humans)? Click here.
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