Why even slim people may benefit from calorie restriction

Please see our privacy policy for more information.The details of this article have been emailed on your behalf.Click here to return to the Medical News Today home page.This is the main takeaway of a randomized controlled trial that lasted for 2 years and included 218 people, ages 21–50, without obesity.Dr. William E. Kraus — a cardiologist and distinguished professor of medicine at Duke University in Durham, NC — is the lead author of the new study.Dr. Kraus and colleagues explain in their paper that some cardiometabolic markers — such as cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar — can raise the risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular death even when they are within ranges that healthcare professionals consider to be normal.On the other hand, numerous studies have suggested that calorie restriction benefits both a person's health span and life span. "We have collected blood, muscle, and other samples from these participants and will continue to explore what this metabolic signal or magic molecule might be."In an interview for The Lancet's podcast, Dr. Kraus said that this was the first long term study to examine the benefits of caloric restriction in humans.Dr. Kraus also makes it clear that his study examined biomarkers for a person's health span, and he says that he and his colleagues were "impressed" by the "dramatic" improvements and "remarkably" positive effects that caloric restriction had on waist circumference, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, glucose control, and blood pressure.Your privacy is important to us.Healthline Media UK Ltd, Brighton, UK.© 2004-2019 All rights reserved.