![]() ![]() A study in rats presented in April 2010 at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting, indicates that what your parents are exposed to, through their food and other toxins in the environment, can impact not only their health but the health of their offspring. You are what you eat, and, it turns out, you might also be what your parents eat. This may happen by reducing levels of thyroid hormone, the study in the June 2008 issue of the journal Rejuvenation Research suggested. The restricted diet seems to work by lowering metabolic rate, reducing the frequency of age-related diseases by reducing the amount of "free radicals" produced naturally by our bodies. A study published in July 2008 indicated that eating less could add five years to the life of an average human. ![]() ![]() elegans, the fruit fly Drosophila and lab mice, all lived almost twice as long when fed an almost-starving diet (30 percent fewer calories than usual), but the effect on humans isn't clear. Previous studies have indicated that lab animals, like the nematode C. Recent research in the Journal of Nutrition, published in January 2009, added another layer to the caloric-restriction debate: In the study, naturally chubby mice lived longer when fed reduced-calorie chow than lean mice that ate the low-cal food. The effects of a reduced-calorie diet are still debated in humans, though. Reducing calories in your diet could help you live longer, if you are a worm or a mouse. ![]()
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