Eat Less, Age Less?

Recent studies have looked at the effects of calorie restriction on health.

The Crux
By Mark Barna
Sep 29, 2017 10:52 PMApr 26, 2020 8:38 PM
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Eating is one of the great pleasures of life. But eating too much places people at risk for chronic illnesses and shortens life expectancy. Seven of 10 Americans are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Being overweight is so common, people don’t recognize when they’ve crossed the belt line; only 36 percent of overweight/obese people think they weigh too much, says a recent Gallup poll. People want to feel healthy and most want to live a long time. But practically speaking, the price may be too high. It means pushing away that extra plate of food, and perhaps more.

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