Mixed results for dieting monkeys

Steven N. Austad ()
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Steven N. Austad: Steven N. Austad is at the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78245, USA.

Nature, 2012, vol. 489, issue 7415, 210-211

Abstract: According to previous studies, a low-calorie diet provides health benefits and increases lifespan in mammals, including primates. Yet a long-term investigation in rhesus monkeys finds no effect on longevity. See Letter p.318

Date: 2012
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