Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Daily caloric restriction limits tumor growth more effectively than caloric cycling regardless of dietary composition

  • Laura C. D. Pomatto-Watson,
  • Monica Bodogai,
  • Oye Bosompra,
  • Jonathan Kato,
  • Sarah Wong,
  • Melissa Carpenter,
  • Eleonora Duregon,
  • Dolly Chowdhury,
  • Priya Krishna,
  • Sandy Ng,
  • Emeline Ragonnaud,
  • Roberto Salgado,
  • Paula Gonzalez Ericsson,
  • Alberto Diaz-Ruiz,
  • Michel Bernier,
  • Nathan L. Price,
  • Arya Biragyn,
  • Valter D. Longo,
  • Rafael de Cabo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26431-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Caloric restriction (CR) has been shown as an effective intervention to reduce tumorigenesis, but alternative less stringent dietary interventions have also been considered. Here, the authors show that in a murine model of breast cancer CR has a larger effect on preventing tumorigenesis and metastasis compared to periodic caloric cycling.