A 2004 JAMA study of 7,303 Swedish women hospitalized for anorexia nervosa before age 40 found they were 53% less likely than the general population to be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 23% less likely among those who had never given birth.
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Caloric Restriction
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Caloric restriction keeps the brain young - new study
Giovambattista Pani's team found that cutting calories activates a molecule called CREB1 in mice, which in turn switches on sirtuins and other genes tied to longevity, memory and learning. The researchers now hope to find drugs that activate CREB1 without restricting food.
Cancer
Caloric restriction may help fight breast cancer
Diet
Genes help centenarians, healthy diet helps you to live longer
A Boston Medical Center study of more than 1,000 centenarians identified about 150 gene variants that a model used to predict living past 100 with up to 77 percent accuracy. The NIA's Winifred Rossi notes lifespan also depends on environment. The piece then reviews caloric-restriction research.
Lifestyle
World's oldest man eats two meals a day
Walter Breuning of Montana, newly 113, says he has eaten only breakfast and lunch for 35 years: “You get in the habit of not eating at night, and you realize how good you feel.” He takes no medication but a daily baby aspirin, and credits working as much as diet.
Lifestyle
Low intake of calories and or methionine extends lifespan
In a 20-year Science study of monkeys, 80 percent of those fed 30 percent fewer calories were still alive against 50 percent eating freely, and the restricted animals were half as likely to develop cancer or cardiovascular disease. Whether the same holds in humans is unknown.
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