Anti Aging and Calorie Consumption

Anti-aging and calorie consumption

Who likes to see themselves old? All of us want to be young and healthy. Anti-aging addresses the issues of aging and helps people to lead a healthier and happier life. The key factor in staying young is to reduce the intake of food that is rich in calories and fat. Calorie restriction or caloric restriction is a dietary process that helps you to stay healthy and prevents aging by reducing the dietary energy intake.

Thus taking a less calorie or calorie free food had proven to reduce cholesterol, fasting glucose and heart diseases. As we are restricting our self with low calorie food, we must take food rich in minerals, vitamins and nutrients to keep our body healthy. Calorie restriction must be done gradually not suddenly. It is not advisable to lose more than one pound in a week. Each individual must follow a correct calorie restricted diet depending on his age, weight and exercise level.

Calorie restriction also helps in increasing our life span. Most people wonder how reducing calories may reduce aging. Consumption of fewer calories slows down the energy flow in our body and slows down the speed in which we age. Calorie restriction works on 3 different levels. As we take less calorie food metabolism decreases and thus the free radicals produced during metabolism also decreases. Decrease of free radicals means less cellular damage and thus prevents cancer and other diseases caused by free radicals. Calorie restriction results in the increase of protective enzymes like super oxide which oppose free radicals. It also increases the production of melatonin, which has anti-oxidant function. It also helps to maintain a proper blood sugar level by reducing the insulin consumption.