Buck Institute - An Intriguing Connection Between Diet, Eye Health, and Lifespan [Neuroscience, June 2022]

Title:

An Intriguing Connection Between Diet, Eye Health, and Lifespan 

 

Published:

Neuroscience, 7 June 2022

https://neurosciencenews.com/diet-eye-lifespan-20779/

 

Summary: 

A new study of drosophila reveals a link between circadian rhythm, diet, lifespan, and eye health. Unexpectedly, researchers found processes in the fly eye that appear to drive the aging process.

MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, UK - Sugar leads to early death, but not due to obesity

Title:
Sugar leads to early death, but not due to obesity

By:
MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, UK

Published:
Medical Xpress, 19 March 2020

From the article:
"Sugar-rich diets have a negative impact on health independent of obesity reports a new study led by the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, UK."

To read this article:
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-sugar-early-death-due-obesity.html

For more information, see scholarly article:
Van Dam, E. [et al.]. (19 March 2020). Sugar-Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance Are Uncoupled from Shortened Survival in Drosophila. Cell Metabolism. DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.02.016