Tag: Caloric restriction

  • Nation & World

    Is eating red meat OK, after all? Probably not

    Red meat recommendations and meat from plants: Chan School Nutrition Department head Frank Hu talks about recent developments in diet.

    9 minutes
    Plant based burger on plate
  • Nation & World

    Food for thought on new ideas

    At Harvard-backed “Guppy Tank” sessions, proposals for a new diet that restricts proteins and essential amino acids instead of calories and nutritional supplements to counteract the negative effects of sleep deprivation got feedback from the pros.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Cut calories, increase egg quality

    A strategy that has been shown to reduce age-related health problems in several animal studies may also combat a major cause of age-associated infertility and birth defects.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Insights on healthy aging

    New research from Harvard scientists shows that exercise and caloric restriction rejuvenate synapses in laboratory mice, illuminating a reason for the beneficial effects of these regimens on aging.

    4 minutes