Calorie Restriction Overview

Calorie restriction, or caloric restriction, aims to improve health and slow the aging process by limiting dietary energy intake. Calorie restriction is a common measure, found in several dietary regimen, including the Okinawa diet and the CRON-diet. In human subjects, CR has been shown to lower cholesterol, fasting glucose, and blood pressure. Some consider these to be biomarkers of aging, since there is a correlation between these markers and risk...