Long-term Caloric Restriction and Cellular Aging Markers

Completed

Conditions studied: Aging

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see whether people who have restricted the number of calories they eat for a long period of time, compared to normal-eating and obese people, have markers of cellular aging that look younger.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01256840

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

71

Starts

2010-12-01

Expected to finish

2014-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Calorie restricting group: Self-reported caloric restriction for at least two years
• Calorie restriction group: BMI below 23
• Normal eating control: Normal eating (no history of caloric restriction) for two years
• Normal eating control: BMI below 30
• Obese comparison group: BMI above 30
• Obese comparison group: Normal eating (no history of caloric restriction) for two years

You may not qualify if…

• Regular smoker for the past six months

Where it is running

• University of California — San Francisco, California, United States

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