Calorie Restriction Slows Pace Of Aging In Healthy Adults

New Release Research Highlights:

• Living in “food swamps” – areas with a higher density of fast food and junk food options rather than healthy food options – may increase stroke risk among those ages 50 years old and older. (Also known as food deserts, meaning grocery stores are harder to find)
• Researchers hope to raise awareness that the neighborhood and food environment where individuals live are important factors, especially among people who may have difficulty reaching optimal targets for cardiovascular health.
• Targeted, community-based interventions or dietary guidance to improve cardiovascular health may be a solution, the researchers suggest.

It is well-known exercise has many benefits, but new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has revealed just how critically important it can be -- even for people with advanced cancer.

Previous work from ECU's Exercise Medicine Research Institute has shown men with advanced prostate cancer can change the chemical environment of their body over six months of exercise training to suppress the growth of cancer cells.

The team observed increased levels of proteins called 'myokines' which are produced by skeletal muscles and can suppress tumor growth and even help actively fight cancerous cells by stimulating a range of anti-cancer processes in the body.

But a new EMRI study has shown a single bout of exercise can elevate myokines even further and induce additional cancer suppression.

Professor Frederic Meunier from the Queensland Brain Institute said the team had identified new active compounds from the mushroom, Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane).

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland investigated the immediate physiological cardiovascular effects of playing a round of golf, walking, and Nordic walking. All three types of exercise lowered blood pressure. A round of golf was lower in intensity but longer-lasting and more energy-consuming than walking or Nordic walking, thus showing positive effects on lipid profile and glucose metabolism. The results were published in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.