Dietary restriction (DR) and its advantages |
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| Authors: | M N Astagimath Shrinivas B Rao |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, 575 004 Bejai, Mangalore |
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| Abstract: | Dietary restriction (DR) also called dietary control or calorie restriction is reported to have many advantages with regard
to human health. It leads to suppression of obesity, mitigates free radicals and increases available antioxidants which are
accounted for extending the life span of individuals. DR is also reported to induce synthesis of heat shock proteins in animals
as a control mechanism against stress. Further, it is known to play a significant role in decreasing toxicity and lethality
due to a variety of toxic chemicals and drugs by stimulating tissue repair damaged by the toxicants leading to restoration
of intact organ and its functions. Moreover, extensive work done on animals indicate DR has an important role in suppressing
certain types of cancer. In this review an effort is made to highlight the various advantages of DR from the point of human
health perspective. |
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| Keywords: | Calorie restriction hepatocellular regeneration obesity cancer reactive oxygen species dietary restriction aging toxicity |
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