The biology of ageing
t the fourth International Australian Biology of Ageing Conference 2019, world-renowned luminaries reinforced the premise that eating less is the primary way to slow down ageing. We’ve actually known this for quite a while. The buzz phrase is “caloric restriction” and it comes in many guises. You can try alternate day fasting or the much easier gambit of simply eating a mere 10 per cent less at each meal. And then there’s the much-vaunted 5/2 diet whereby you gorge yourself into oblivion for five days and spend
