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Caloric restriction doesn't work in monkeys


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All you health nuts starving yourselves and counting on resveratrol: now you know that there's many a slip between mouse studies and real life. Monkeys kept on a low-calorie diet since 1987 do not live longer.

Mice are not good proxies for primates.

I'm so happy to hear about this research!

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