caloric restriction

Watch videos about caloric restriction

• January 4, 2013
  Flesh and Fructose

  Meat and sugar increase uric acid levels, which are associated with increased risk of gout, hypertension (high blood pressure), obesity, prediabetes, diabetes, kidney disease and cardiovascular..
• December 7, 2012
  Unsweetening the Diet

  All sweeteners--natural and artificial, caloric and non-caloric—help maintain cravings for intensely sweet foods.
• December 6, 2012
  Neurobiology of Artificial Sweeteners

  The disconnect between sweetness sensations coming from our tongue and the lack of a caloric feedback loop in the gut may result in overeating.
• December 5, 2012
  How Diet Soda Could Make Us Gain Weight

  People consuming low calorie sweeteners may overcompensate by eating more than they otherwise would.
• July 24, 2012
  The Benefits of Caloric Restriction Without the Actual Restricting

  One mechanism by which caloric restriction may extend one's lifespan is by upregulating dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), the most abundant steroid hormone in the human body. DHEA supplements are..
• December 17, 2010
  Is Caloric Restriction Good For You?

  Animal studies suggest caloric restriction is beneficial, but what does some of the first human data show?