Knol, Jurgen (2022) The effect of protein restriction on health and disease. Bachelor's Thesis, Life Science and Technology.
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Abstract
As time progresses, healthcare is getting more and more advanced, leading to increased lifespans and a relative increase in the elderly population. One of the ways to increase lifespan is dietary restriction, which has been studied for decades now. Even with many doubts and uncertainties, it has stood at the centre of ageing research. As mechanisms and optimal nutritional values (specifically for ageing/longevity) remain poorly understood, research is still ongoing. Protein restriction was recently identified as a potential benefactor towards increasing lifespan, with the promise that it might be able to reduce age-associated diseases. Research on protein restriction claims a 4-fold decrease in cancer prevalence, reduced levels of diabetes and more. This review summarizes these main findings of protein restriction, explores additional potential benefits of protein restriction, marks the potential disadvantages of protein restriction and criticizes the term ‘’protein restriction’’
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis) |
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| Supervisor name: | Calkhoven, C.F. |
| Degree programme: | Life Science and Technology |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2022 10:15 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2022 10:17 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/27525 |
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