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Low-Calorie Diet May Extend Life in Primates

Jul. 9, 2009
A study of aging in rhesus monkeys suggests, with some reservations, that people could in principle extend their life span considerably by following a special diet that restricts calories.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch