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Tue
14th
2009
Caloric restriction (CR), without malnutrition, delays aging and extends life span in diverse species; however, its effect on resistance to illness and mortality in primates has not been clearly established. […] Furthermore, CR delayed the onset of age-associated pathologies. Specifically, CR reduced the incidence of diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and brain atrophy. These data demonstrate that CR slows aging in a primate species.
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Caloric Restriction Delays Disease Onset and Mortality in Rhesus Monkeys
I have a hypothesis that metabolic rate correlates with average life expectancy & that this is related to the accumulated protein-folding-error death theory.
