From: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/06/cutting-carbohydrates-from-your-diet-can-make-you-live-longer.aspx
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Dr. Mercola
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December 06 2010
You
may be able to extend your life and stay fit throughout your old age
with a simple change of diet that switches on your "youth" gene.
Professor Cynthia Kenyon, whom many experts believe should win the
Nobel Prize for her research into aging, has discovered that
carbohydrates directly affect the genes that govern youthfulness and
longevity.
By tweaking the genes of roundworms, she has been able to help them live up to six times longer than normal.
The genes that controlled aging in worms also do the same thing in
rats and mice, probably monkeys, and there are signs they are active in
humans, too. She found that turning down the gene that controls insulin
in turn switches on another gene which acts like an elixir of life.
The Daily Mail reports:
"Discovering the … [first] gene has prompted the professor to
dramatically alter her own diet, cutting right back on carbohydrates.
That’s because carbs make your body produce more insulin (to mop up the
extra blood sugar carbs produce) … so the vital second gene, the
‘elixir’ one, won’t get turned on."
Sources:
Research Now Shows HOW Carbohydrates Shorten Your Lifespan
Elevated Insulin Levels — The Leading Cause of Premature Aging and Premature Death
Fructose Wrecks Your Health and Kills You Prematurely
Fructose-Glycation-Inflammation – A Disease-Promoting Triangle
Fructose Recommendation
Limiting Carbs and Exercising are the Cornerstones of "the Fountain of Youth"
But What Will Actually REVERSE Aging?
The Anti-Aging Lifestyle