Metformin Found to Induce a Caloric Restriction-Like State

Diagnosis
A calorie restriction mimetic drug is one that replicates some of the biochemical changes in gene expression and cellular processes caused by calorie restriction - and hopefully thereby also produce noteworthy benefits to health and longevity. No existing medical technology even comes close to what calorie restriction can achieve in humans and other mammals, a fact also true of exercise. The traditional drug industry is sinking vast sums of money into discovering and developing pharmaceutical methods to capture the benefits of calorie restriction and exercise.

To find out more about exciting advances being made in research on calorie restriction mimetics, read here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20090912?dopt=Abstract

And here:
http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2010/01/a-small-selection-of-calorie…