# Could Eating Less Help You Live Longer? NYT science synthesis piece

**URL:** <https://www.rapamycin.news/t/could-eating-less-help-you-live-longer-nyt-science-synthesis-piece/13611>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** longevity\
**Created:** [April 28, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://www.rapamycin.news/t/could-eating-less-help-you-live-longer-nyt-science-synthesis-piece/13611 "2024-04-28T00:58:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://www.rapamycin.news/t/could-eating-less-help-you-live-longer-nyt-science-synthesis-piece/13611/1 "2024-04-28T00:58:48Z")

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## Calorie restriction and intermittent fasting both increase longevity in animals, aging experts say. Here’s what that means for you.

> Several researchers pointed to a process known as [autophagy](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/well/live/aging-biology-dna.html), where the body eats up malfunctioning parts of cells and uses them for energy. This helps cells function better and lowers the risk of several age-related diseases.  
> In fact, scientists think that _ **one of the main reasons calorie-restricted diets make mice live longer is because the animals don’t get sick as early, if at all, said Dr. Richard Miller** _, a professor of pathology at the University of Michigan.

> Rafael de Cabo, a senior investigator at the N.I.A. who helped lead the monkey study there, now thinks that while calorie restriction is important for longevity, the amount of time spent eating — and not eating — every day is just as critical. And that might be the case not only for animals, but also for humans.

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[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/well/eat/calorie-restriction-fasting-longevity.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/well/eat/calorie-restriction-fasting-longevity.html)

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**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://www.rapamycin.news/t/could-eating-less-help-you-live-longer-nyt-science-synthesis-piece/13611/2 "2024-04-28T02:14:44Z")

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