Is reducing protein intake the key to health and longevity?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1110098

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Diet has profound impacts on health and ageing. The reduction of total calorie intake (caloric restriction, CR) by 30-50% improves health and delays the onset of ageing and age-associated diseases. However, CR is unsustainable for the vast majority of humans. Recent studies have shown that manipulating dietary protein content can deliver similar health and longevity benefits as CR, without a reduction in total calories. The role of dietary protein in health and longevity will be investigated.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $314,644.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutritional Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

ageing | health | metabolism | nutrition | obesity

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