Calorie restriction

Calorie restriction means reducing average daily caloric intake below what is typical or habitual, without malnutrition or deprivation of essential nutrients

Calorie restriction has been proved to reduce levels of oxidative stress, improve metabolism, and consequently extend life expectancy.

Caloric restriction prolongs life span. Similar to how calcium restriction preserves bone health by preventing osteoporosis.

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  • practice the 80% diet rule, which is to stop eating when 80% full - calorie restriction
• calorie restriction mimetics
  • A hypothetical class of dietary supplements or drug candidates that would, in principle, mimic the substantial anti-aging effects that calorie restriction (CR) has on animals and humans.