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UW Study Finds Cutting Calories Slows Aging In Monkeys

Could eating less extend your life?

New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison indicates that it seems to work for monkeys.

A 20-year study of rhesus monkeys found cutting calories by almost a third slowed their aging and fended off death.

It backs up what scientists have long known about mice, worms and flies, that their lifespan can be extended by deep, long-term cuts in what should be normal consumption.