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The website sciencedaily.com has lots of interesting articles on this subject and others :)
Turning off 'aging genes'
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140102123403.htm
Live longer with fewer calories? "... Prx1, an enzyme that breaks down harmful hydrogen peroxide in the cells (...) Prx1 is damaged during aging and loses its activity. Caloric restriction counteracts this by increasing the production of another enzyme, Srx1, which repairs Prx1...":
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111031215938.htm
Reducing caloric intake delays nerve cell loss (and look at all the articles on calorie restriction on the tab to the right):
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130521193952.htm
This study talks about how it is harder to restrict calories by fasting than by eating low-calorie foods. When fasting, your brain increases the "taste value" of the most caloric foods (namely junk foods): http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130502142655.htm
Only for those who have young children:
High-carb intake in infancy has lifelong effects, study finds:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130319144421.htm
I've taken only a quick look at these articles but found them interesting! :)
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