Key points from article :
In young and middle-aged adults, chronically restricting calorie intake can have an impact on their health.
Cholesterol levels improved, blood pressure fell slightly, had better blood sugar control and less inflammation.
A group of 143 healthy men and women who ranged in age from 21 to 50 participated in this study.
Can benefit from cutting down as little as 300 calories a day from their diets.
Need to study the participants again in 10 years to see if the benefits of the caloric restriction experiment persist.
Research was funded by the US National Institutes of Health and published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
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