The effect of the dietary intervention’s calorie restriction and low protein/high carbohydrate diet on lifespan

Gunsing, Emma (2022) The effect of the dietary intervention’s calorie restriction and low protein/high carbohydrate diet on lifespan. Bachelor's Thesis, Life Science and Technology.

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Abstract

Currently, the maximal lifespan in humans is higher than ever before and, even more persistently, it is prognosed to continue to increase in the coming decades. Unfortunately, this prolonged lifetime does not come without a cost. The Western world suffers from chronic diseases as, for example, obesity, diabetes type 2, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver. Since it was suggested almost a century ago that dietary interventions might prevent or, at least, reduce age-related complications, a variety of studies has been conducted to compose the most effective diet. Best known is the dietary intervention of calorie restriction of 30-50% without malnutrition to reduce to onset of age-related diseases. However, more recently, it has been demonstrated that the balance of a low protein/ high carbohydrate diet prolongs health and lifespan even better. As many studies have shown contradictory results in a search for the best dietary intervention, the aim of this extensive scientific review is to provide and clarify the current understandings of both calorie restriction and a low protein/high carbohydrate diet. In addition, it attempts to understand the underlying mechanisms of aging to base a conclusion of which of the two diets increases lifespan best.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Calkhoven, C.F.
Degree programme:	Life Science and Technology
Thesis type:	Bachelor's Thesis
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	06 Sep 2022 12:33
Last Modified:	06 Sep 2022 12:33
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/28656

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