How low-calorie diets can lead to healthy ageing

New Delhi, March 3

A new study has shed light on the beneficial effects of low-calorie diets on healthy aging.

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The study suggested that targeting mechanisms in the central nervous system that sense energy generated by nutrients might yield the beneficial effects of low-calorie diets on healthy aging without the need to alter food intake. The study also said that manipulating the energy-sensing pathway could cause organisms to perceive their cells to be in a low-energy state, even if they are eating normally and energy levels are high.

Drugs targeting the cells' energy-sensors by this way could potentially address age-related diseases, including cancer and neuro degeneration, and may offer an alternative to caloric restriction. — ANI