EurekAlert notes that MIT researchers are claiming the first molecular link between eating and aging. Professor Leonard Guarente says that “for the first time, this study gives us a glimpse of how calorie restriction works at the molecular level. And it will ultimately lead to health benefits in people.” This stems from a greater understanding of the mechanisms associated with a single protein, Sirt1, that controls fat storage and release in the body. The eventual goal of this and similar research is to produce therapies that replicate the health and life-extending benefits of calorie restriction without the need for dieting.
View the Article Under Discussion: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-06/miot-ref060204.php
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