CRON Versus Intermittent Fasting

CRON, otherwise known as Calorie Restriction with Optimum Nutrition, is a health and longevity strategy which seeks to reduce human calorie intake to a level 20-40% lower than is considered normal, while maintaining a nutritionally optimum level of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. Why do people follow this restrictive calorie regime? Because CRON has been proven, in many clinical studies, to extend the maximum life span in rodents and primates, in some cases up to 40%.

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