Calorie Control

Is a calorie a calorie?

The aim of this review was to evaluate data regarding potential thermodynamic mechanisms for increased rates of weight loss in subjects consuming diets high in protein and/or low in carbohydrate. Studies that compared weight loss and energy expenditure in adults consuming diets high in protein and/or low in carbohydrate with those in adults consuming diets low in fat were reviewed. In addition,...

Calorie Restriction

Calorie restriction, or caloric restriction (CR), is a dietary regimen thought to improve health and slow the aging process in some animals and fungi by limiting dietary energy intake below the average needs. CR is the only dietary intervention which has been documented to increase both the median and maximum lifespan in a variety of species, among them rodents, yeast, fishes and dogs. The life...

Calorie Control to Gut Microbiome Management- Nutrient Rich Foods for Body Weight Control

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com affects mobility, contributor to a range of non-communicable diseases, personal suffering, and burden to health care systems. At present, there are no signs that global overweight and obesity rates are declining adding millions of more every year to suffer from uncontrolled body weight conditions. Conventional thinking of weight management is solely...

Calorie Restriction, Longevity and Cognitive Function

Experimental protein-calorie deficiency.

Many investigations into the effects of malnutrition have as their background the severe calorie and protein deficiencies associated with underdeveloped countries (McCance EL Widdowson, 1968). Mr Miller has already demonstrated that the protein value of a diet is best expressed as net dietary-protein calories yo (NDpCal%), a value that can be obtained by biological assay (Platt & Miller, 1959)....