The connections between your nerves and muscle deteriorate with
age--a phenomenon that may help explain the serious loss of muscle that
often strikes old people. New evidence suggests that caloric
restriction--a nutritionally complete but low-calorie diet--could
help prevent these changes. According to a study published this week, a
very-low-calorie diet, and to a lesser extent exercise, can prevent or
slow some aspects of muscle decline in aging mice.
The researchers hope that the findings will point toward new ways to
stem loss of muscle mass, one of the most common problems of aging and a
major cause of injury. They also say it could help them understand how
similar factors affect neural connections in the brain. "Much of the
research on aging in the nervous system has been done in the context of
neurodegenerative diseases,
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Author: Emily Singer
