Does dietary sugar and fat influence longevity?
Simultaneous consideration of the influence of the different types of carbohydrates and fats in human diets on mortality rates (especially the diseases of aging), and the probable retardation of such diseases by caloric restriction (CR) leads to the hypothesis that restriction of foods with a high glycemic index and saturated or hydrogenated fats would avoid or delay many diseases of aging and might result in life extension. Many of the health benefits of CR might thereby be available to humans without the side effects or unacceptability of semi-starvation diets.
Archer
Victor E
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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5120, USA. varcher@dfpm.utah.edu
D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D031204:Caloric Restriction / Q000379:methods*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008136:Longevity / Q000502:physiology*; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control
D004041:Dietary Fats; D019422:Dietary Sucrose