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Amino acid recipe could be right for long life
Science News ^
| 12-07-2009
| Tina Hesman Saey
Posted on 12/07/2009 8:32:47 PM PST by grey_whiskers
Long life may stem from a proper imbalance of dietary nutrients.
A new study in fruit flies suggests that the life-extending properties of caloric restriction may be due not only to fewer calories in the diet, but also to just the right mix of protein building blocks, called amino acids. The study, published online December 2 in Nature, may help explain some of the health benefits of restricted-calorie diets.
Coupled with other data, the new study should prompt researchers to reevaluate whether it is calorie count or the nutrient composition of a diet that is most important for regulating lifespan and health, comments Luigi Fontana of Washington University in St. Louis.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: aminoacids; diet; lifeextension; lifespan; longevity; nutrition; protein
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To: neverdem; Smokin' Joe; JoeProBono
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posted on
12/07/2009 8:33:29 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
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To: grey_whiskers
I’d say nutrients, not calories. Though everybody knows you need to consume calories if you have an active lifestyle.
I’ve heard that really all one needs is chocolate milk, rather than all the expensive supplements at GNC and Vitamin Shoppe.
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posted on
12/07/2009 8:48:27 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(You tell 'em I'm coming, and Hell's coming with me! - Wyatt Earp)
To: grey_whiskers
Long life may stem from a proper imbalance of dietary nutrients. I would think "proper imbalance" is an oxymoron.
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posted on
12/07/2009 8:48:47 PM PST
by
rdl6989
(January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
To: grey_whiskers
Brewers yeast!!
Got most, if not all, of the essential amino acids...
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posted on
12/07/2009 8:51:27 PM PST
by
djf
(Maybe life ain't about the doing - maybe it's just the trying... Hey, I don't make the rules!)
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
12/07/2009 8:52:42 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: wastedyears
I don’t even need chocolate milk. I just need chocolate.
I wonder how long I could go on just chocolate and diet Coke.
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posted on
12/07/2009 8:56:11 PM PST
by
Marie2
(The second mouse gets the cheese.)
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12/07/2009 8:56:25 PM PST
by
NoRedTape
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To: grey_whiskers
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12/07/2009 8:57:08 PM PST
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neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: grey_whiskers
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12/07/2009 8:59:06 PM PST
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ReneeLynn
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To: grey_whiskers
...the new study should prompt researchers to reevaluate whether it is calorie count or the nutrient composition of a diet that is most important for regulating lifespan and healthOh please, please, PLEASE be the nutrient composition!
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12/07/2009 9:25:03 PM PST
by
T Minus Four
(Global warming is not science, it's politics!)
To: grey_whiskers
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12/07/2009 9:30:42 PM PST
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VOA
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To: grey_whiskers
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12/07/2009 9:33:07 PM PST
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neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: wastedyears
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12/07/2009 10:43:03 PM PST
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happinesswithoutpeace
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To: JoeProBono; Admin Moderator
"...long walks on the peach" LOL!
I think Joe deserves to be "swatted" for that one, eh?
Cheers!
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12/08/2009 1:46:55 AM PST
by
grey_whiskers
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posted on
12/08/2009 6:41:51 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: grey_whiskers; Joya
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12/08/2009 6:56:59 PM PST
by
Quix
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To: grey_whiskers; Quix; Joya
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posted on
12/08/2009 7:20:51 PM PST
by
Joya
(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
To: djf
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posted on
12/08/2009 8:11:52 PM PST
by
glock rocks
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To: glock rocks
Lol!!
Funny thing is, I buy brewers yeast and use it in various things.
But I also homebrew - and wouldn’t think in a million years to eat the played-out yeasts. Yuck!!
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posted on
12/08/2009 8:20:07 PM PST
by
djf
(Maybe life ain't about the doing - maybe it's just the trying... Hey, I don't make the rules!)
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