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Looking For The Founatain Of Youth? Sunday, July 06, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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Want to slow the signs of aging and live longer? New Saint Louis University research suggests cutting back on calories could be a promising strategy. Calorie restriction has long been shown to slow the aging process in rats and mice. While scientists do not know how calorie restriction affects the aging process in rodents, one popular hypothesis is that it slows aging by decreasing a thyroid hormone, triiodothyronine (T3), which then slows metabolism and tissue aging. (source: sciencedaily.com)
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