Medical News


Severely Restricted Diet Linked to Physical Fitness into Old Age

Severely restricting calories leads to a longer life, researchers have proved. New research now has demonstrated for the first time that such a diet also can maintain physical fitness into advanced age, slowing the seemingly inevitable progression to physical disability and loss of independence. The study, using a rat model of life-time caloric restriction, showed that the diet reduces the amount of visceral fat, which expresses inflammatory factors that in humans cause chronic disease and a decline in physical performance and vitality across the lifespan……..

Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Netvouz
  • DZone
  • ThisNext
  • MisterWong
  • Wists



Related Articles
  • Obese women are more likely to skip medical screening tests
  • Fitness level, not body fat
  • No surprise: Western diet linked to colon cancer
  • Vitamins — Supplements Shouldn’t Be Substitutes For a Healthy Diet
  • Diet and Exercise Keyto Surviving BreastCancer
  • No comments yet. Be the first.

    Leave a reply

    Severely Restricted Diet Linked to Physical Fitness into Old Age

    Severely restricting calories leads to a longer life, researchers have proved. New research now has demonstrated for the first time that such a diet also can maintain physical fitness into advanced age, slowing the seemingly inevitable progression to physical disability and loss of independence. The study, using a rat model of life-time caloric restriction, showed that the diet reduces the amount of visceral fat, which expresses inflammatory factors that in humans cause chronic disease and a decline in physical performance and vitality across the lifespan……..

    Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

    Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
    • Digg
    • del.icio.us
    • Netvouz
    • DZone
    • ThisNext
    • MisterWong
    • Wists



    Related Articles
  • Obese women are more likely to skip medical screening tests
  • Fitness level, not body fat
  • No surprise: Western diet linked to colon cancer
  • Vitamins — Supplements Shouldn’t Be Substitutes For a Healthy Diet
  • Diet and Exercise Keyto Surviving BreastCancer
  • No comments yet. Be the first.

    Leave a reply