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Up carbs and cut down on protein to live longer

30-Sep-2016

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Study suggests a low protein, high carbohydrate diet extends your lifespans.

Diet stimulates FGF21 hormone which plays a role in curbing appetite, moderating metabolism, and improving the immune system.

For each serving of protein one should consume 10 servings of Low GI carbohydrates.

University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre fed 858 mice one of 25 diets that varied in protein, carbohydrate, fat and energy content.

Mice on higher protein diet had reduced body fat but lived shorter lives.

The study was published in the Cell Metabolism journal.

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ANZAC Research Institute

Research institute conducting medical research on the overall theme of ageing.

Cell Metabolism

Scientific Journal providing information from many different areas of metabolism

Macquarie University

Public research university in Sydney, Australia.

Pennington Biomedical Research Centre

Health science-focused research center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Samantha Solon-Biet

NHMRC Early Career Fellow at The University of Sydney.

The University of Sydney

Australia's leading higher education and research University

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