Today, we're putting the spotlight on a diet that occasionally resurfaces as a magical solution for quick weight loss: the ...

Significant caloric restriction — cutting caloric intake by about 30% — is at this point the anti-aging intervention that researchers think might actually stave off the physical processes that ...

Definition of ultra-processed food is based on the Nova classification; Chart: Axios Visuals American adults and kids over age 1 got more than half of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods ...

Caloric Restriction Reprograms the Single-Cell Transcriptional Landscape of Rattus Norvegicus Aging. Cell, 2020; DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.008 ...

Caloric restriction also activates sirtuins, which regulate cell function and rejuvenate mitochondria, the cellular components that convert glucose to chemical energy.

This study suggests caloric restriction can rewire the physiological aging process. SCIENCE IN ACTION — The study authors note that this study needs to be replicated in a trial conducted on humans.

Caloric restriction involves chronic cycles of two-hour-feeding and 22-hour-fasting, raising the question of whether calories, fasting, or time of day are causing the effect.