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An article in the NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/scien ... ealth&_r=0

Moreover, the Baltimore study indicates that the minor restriction of calories may be just as effective as significant restriction. If so, “this would be an extremely important discovery,” Dr. Anderson writes.

I actually drew a different conclusion: it's not CR that made the monkeys live longer, it's a healthier diet!

That was interesting, thank you for the post

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Thanks for this @MaryAnn
For those who like to delve deeper here's a review of the two studies published last year and which discusses whether calorie restriction might work in humans:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23924667

This is the NIA study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22932268
and this is the Wisconsin study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19590001/