Diet

Calorie restriction (CR) is a strategy - a lifestyle choice when practiced by humans - proven to extend healthy and maximum life span in rodents and primates. Some animal studies conducted over the past 20 years have shown up to a 40% increase in maximum life span. CR also provides numerous secondary health benefits, such as a greatly lowered risk for most degenerative conditions of aging.

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Researchers who studied the dining habits of almost 89,000 women over a period of 24 years have concluded that those who routinely consumed a diet as close as possible to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet were at significantly less risk for coronary heart disease and stroke than the women in the study who deviated the most from the DASH dietary guidelines.

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In the study, 300 children were randomly given one of three drinks, either a potent mix of colourings and additives, a drink that roughly matched the average daily additive intake of a child of their age or a "placebo" drink with no additives.

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The latest discoveries, the so-called "super foods," are believed to have the ability to help you live longer, slow down the aging process and prevent diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

So are there really 14 items you must have each day to take advantage of the restorative power of food?

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Campaigners have attacked TV chef Delia Smith over high levels of salt in some recipes in her new book and series "How to Cheat at Cooking".

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Green Tea has four important constituents that all work together, caffeine, tannin, essential oils and vitamins. Many people may be surprised to hear that caffeine can actually be beneficial when taken in tea as it works slightly differently from the caffeine in coffee. The good news is caffeine in tea can stimulate the circulation and metabolism via the central nervous system.

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The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's Disease, and a study by a US team for the Journal of Neuroinflammation may explain why.

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The man named the world's fattest by the Guinness Book of World records credits a low-carb diet for helping him slim down to around 690 pounds from a high of 1,235, it is reported by the Daily Mail.

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Eating just one sausage or three slices of bacon a day, about 1.8 ounces, may increase the risk of bowel cancer by a fifth, a health organization has warned.

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Taking 10g of cod liver oil a day reduced the need for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by 30%, Dundee University researchers say.

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Differences in the way male and female bodies metabolise food means older women do not use protein as effectively to maintain muscle, the research found.

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Researchers have found evidence that Mom was right: breakfast may really be the most important meal of all. A new study reports that the more often adolescents eat breakfast, the less likely they are to be overweight.

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Now, the search for "detox diets" has become more widespread in the past 7 months, along with products like "evercleanse" (+40%), "dual action cleanse," (+10%), "colon cleanse" (-2%) and "almighty cleanse" (-5%). Some experts warn against putting the body off-balance, but the practice of limited fasting itself has received a modified okay, thanks to an American Heart Association study about the be

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Ten books. Ten plans. But do any of them work? Our panel of experts weighs in.

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Well, they won't make you immortal, but short of that, oats are one of the best foods you can eat, particularly if your goal is to lower your cholesterol.

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