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Caloric restriction changes a biological measure of aging called DunedinPACE, but there is no confirmed evidence that this change reduces chronic disease or increases healthy lifespan.

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Eating fewer calories changes chemical marks on DNA that control how cells function. These changes make the body age more slowly, which can be measured with a DNA-based aging clock. It is not yet known if this slower aging prevents diseases or increases lifespan.

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Eating fewer calories changes how genes are turned on and off in cells by modifying chemical tags on DNA. These changes slow down the body's natural decline over time, making cells and tissues age more slowly. This is measured as a slower pace of aging, but it has not been shown yet to prevent diseases or make people live longer.

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Reduced energy intake alters activity of nutrient-sensing pathways including mTOR, AMPK, and sirtuins

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Altered nutrient-sensing signaling modifies the activity of enzymes that add or remove methyl groups from DNA

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Site-specific changes in DNA methylation patterns occur at loci linked to cellular maintenance, inflammation, and metabolic regulation

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These methylation changes reduce the rate of physiological decline across multiple organ systems

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The cumulative effect is a slower pace of biological aging as quantified by the DunedinPACE epigenetic clock

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

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

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DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.0677

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