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Why do the Italians live longer than us?

Mediterranean Diet

What is it about the Italians? They smoke more than us, they earn less, their economy is in even worse shape than ours, they spend less on healthcare, and yet - they live longer. Not just a bit, but a whopping 18 months more on average.

 

Roundup: Extreme diet fails; new virus found

The theory that people might dramatically increase their life spans by severely restricting their food intake has been around for decades. But that theory takes a big blow from a new study that finds monkeys put on such a strict diet -- getting 30% fewer calories than usual -- live no longer than monkeys allowed a normal diet, says USA Today's Science Fair.

 

Could 'extreme' low-cal diets bring longer, healthier life?

Could 'extreme' low-cal diets bring longer, healthier life?

Science has shown that diets that veer close to starvation can make everything from mice to monkeys live longer.

 

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