The Claim

In non-obese adults, sustained 25% caloric restriction over a 2-year period is associated with a 3% reduction in the pace of biological aging as measured by the DunedinPACE DNA methylation clock, but no significant effects were observed on other biological aging measures such as PhenoAge and GrimAge.

Source: EFFECT OF LONG-TERM CALORIC RESTRICTION ON THE PACE OF BIOLOGICAL AGING IN HEALTHY ADULTS FROM THE CALERIE TRIAL

What the research says

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In plain English

If healthy-weight adults eat 25% less food for two years, it might slow down how fast their body ages—based on a special aging test—though not all aging tests showed a change.

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In non-obese adults, 25% caloric restriction for 2 years is associated with a 3% slowing in the pace of biological aging as measured by the DunedinPACE DNA methylation clock, suggesting a potential impact on aging processes, though effects on other biological age measures like PhenoAge and GrimAge were not significant.

Why this might work

When a person eats 25% fewer calories for two years, their cells detect less energy and change how they mark their DNA with chemical tags. These tags turn down genes that drive inflammation and tissue damage while turning up genes that repair cells and clean up waste. This shifts the body’s aging speed, making it slow down in a way that can be measured by a specific DNA pattern called DunedinPACE.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: EFFECT OF LONG-TERM CALORIC RESTRICTION ON THE PACE OF BIOLOGICAL AGING IN HEALTHY ADULTS FROM THE CALERIE TRIAL

    If healthy people eat 25% less food for two years without getting malnourished, one special test shows their bodies age a little slower—about 3%—even though other aging tests didn’t notice a change.

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