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Increase Your Health & Lifespan by Doing one Simple Thing Daily
All you need to do is practice some restrictions for the best long-term benefits
Many studies have been conducted on mice, worms, and flies to discover what can enhance their lifespan.
Researchers limited calories from animals and quickly noticed that it extended their lifespan.
The challenge lies in the limited research uncovered to understand if humans may benefit from the same practice.
Many Yale researchers confirmed the health benefits of moderate caloric restrictions in humans.
These findings were noted on February 10 in Science (see link at the end of this feature).
The following specifies how researchers conducted the study.
Participants established the baseline caloric intake of 200 study participants.
Then, researchers asked a portion of those to reduce their caloric intake by 14%, while everyone else continued to eat as they usually would.
