So what are the benefits of a high nutrient, low calorie diet?
Hundreds of scientific studies have shown:
– resistance to experimentally induced cancers
– protection from spontaneous and genetically predisposed cancers
– a delay in the onset of late life diseases
– none appearance of atherosclerosis and diabetes
– lower cholesterol and triglycerides and increased HDL
– improved insulin sensitivity
– enhancement of the energy conservation mechanism including reduced body temperature
– reduction in oxidative stress
– reduction in parameters of cellular ageing including cellular congestion
– enhancement of cellular repair mechanisms, including DNA repair enzymes
– reduction in inflammatory response and immune cell proliferation
– improved defences against environmental stresses
– suppression of the genetic alterations associated with ageing
– protection of genes associated with the removal of oxygen radicals
– inhibited production of metabolites that are potent cross-linking agents
– slowed metabolic rate.