Disentangling High Fat, Low Carb, and Healthy Aging

Holly M Brown-Borg

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2017.08.020

Disentangling High Fat, Low Carb, and Healthy Aging

Cell Metab. 2017 Sep 5;26(3):458-459. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.08.020.

Author

Holly M Brown-Borg¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, 504 Hamline Street, Grand Forks, ND 58203-9061, USA. Electronic address: holly.brown.borg@med.und.edu.

PMID: 28877453
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.08.020

Abstract

Dietary interventions are simple, non-invasive tools that can be utilized to improve health and lifespan. In this issue, Roberts et al. (2017) and Newman et al. (2017) reveal the physiological benefits of feeding mice ketogenic diets and suggest different underlying mechanisms that may promote healthy aging.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Diet, Ketogenic*
Healthy Aging*
Longevity
Mice