First the bad news: the encouraging research described below was conducted on flies, not humans. Now the good news: much research conducted on flies also holds true for humans. And finally, the research: scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research fed flies a low protein diet and studied the response of their mitochondria, whose function generally declines with age. The researchers found that “dietary restriction can enhance mitochondrial function hence offsetting the age-related decline in its performance.” According to a Buck Institute news release, flies
fed a low protein diet showed an uptick in activity of the protein knows s d4EBP, which is
involved in a signaling pathway that mediates cell growth in response
to nutrient availability. When the activity of the protein was genetically “knocked
out,†the flies did not live longer, even when fed the low protein diet.
When the activity of d4EBP was enhanced, lifespan was extended, even
when the flies ate a rich diet. Confused?
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