A groundbreaking study reveals that a small, sustainable calorie reduction — not extreme dieting — may actually slow ...

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Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Both calorie deficit and intermittent fasting can promote weight loss, ...

New research shows the anti-aging drug Rapamycin extends lifespan as effectively as dietary restriction in vertebrates. Unlike calorie-cutting, the drug offers similar benefits without the challenge ...

A study that developed biological age clocks to predict a person's age, which may differ from chronological age, showed that a reduced-calorie diet among the trial participants caused a major ...

Research suggests that while cutting calories might help you lose weight and reduce risk of disease, it also carries health risks. Living comes with a side effect: aging. Despite what you might hear ...

We all know that cutting back on calories promotes weight loss, but does it also promote longevity? Several thousand Americans seem to think so. Their beliefs are based on animal studies, such as ...

We tend to think of fat as nothing more than extra baggage, something that slows us down, makes our jeans fit tighter and, if we're being honest, messes with our confidence in the gym and bedroom. At ...

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered how the longevity-associated protein Sirt6 orchestrates a delicate molecular balancing act that protects the body from age-related decline and ...