Oliver's mTOR Atlas Evidence Platform
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Caloric restriction

Intervention · 4 studies in the Atlas

Reduced caloric intake without malnutrition; associated with lifespan extension across species.

Evidence at a glance

EvidenceWhat it meansStudies
H Human study1
A Animal model2
R Review — secondary literature, not a new result1

Studies

YearEvidenceStudy
2016 H Safety of two-year caloric restriction in non-obese healthy individuals ROM2016 Two years of sustained 25% caloric restriction in healthy non-obese adults was safe overall, though it lowered bone density more than controls.
2017 A Caloric restriction improves health and survival of rhesus monkeys MAT2017 Direct comparison of two long-term primate CR studies (NIA, Wisconsin) supports consistent health benefits; the survival effect depended on study design and control-diet composition.
2009 A 4E-BP extends lifespan upon dietary restriction by enhancing mitochondrial activity in Drosophila ZID2009 Connected the dots between diet, mTOR, and lifespan. Dietary restriction lowers mTOR activity, which frees up 4E-BP - and here 4E-BP was shown to be REQUIRED for the lifespan boost, working by selectively boosting translation of mitochondrial genes. A rare case pinning a specific mTOR effector to the longevity benefit of eating less.
2010 R Extending healthy life span--from yeast to humans FON2010 The landmark synthesis showing that eating less (dietary restriction) and dialing down nutrient-sensing pathways - mTOR and growth hormone/IGF-1 - extend healthy lifespan by the SAME conserved mechanisms from yeast to monkeys to humans. This is the paper that frames why mTOR sits at the crossroads of diet and aging.

Related entities

Longevity 3mTORC1 2Growth hormone / IGF-1 axis4E-BP1 1