during 25 years rhesus monkeys were kept under the observation of a low calorie diet. they were kept semi starved lean and hungry. the male monkeys' weight were so low it equivalated to 120 to 130 pounds . During this observation there was a certain hope that these on low calorie diet monkeys would survive longer and live a healthier life by eating less and that humans, the monkeys evolutionary cousins would too. This study began in the years of 1987 and the results were finally in .
it turned out to be that the skinny monekys did not end up living longer than the normally fed monkeys the lab test results only improved for the monkeys that were put on diet when older . but the factors that contributed to deaths, heart attacks, cancer etc remained equal for the normally fed and unfed monkeys. the lab test results showed that the monkeys who started the diet during old age had lower levels of cholesterol and blood sugar , but not for females. Males and females that were put on the diet when they were old had lower levels of triglycerides, which are linked to heart disease risks. but on the other hand , the monkeys that went under this diet when they were young or middle aged, did not receive the same benefits or the same results. but in conclusion the monkeys that ate less did not live any longer than the ones that ate normally.
The autors purpose in this article is to inform about the scientific observations of health of others organisms that might help our to improve. the autor gives us the information of what kind of observations were observed on the monkeys and what kind of results came out of this observation, suggesting to us that maybe diets isn't the way to live a longer or healthier life, the author gives us the option to be able to think and look at this article in dept.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/science/low-calorie-diet-doesnt-prolong-life-study-of-monkeys-finds.html?ref=health
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