In a Nature Communications study, six of 20 rhesus monkeys on a diet restricted by 30% lived beyond 40 years.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the original Nature Communications study (2017) and corroborating secondary analysis; findings align with known calorie restriction research on rhesus monkeys. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Low Calorie Diets and Longer Lives (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14063 (corroboration)
- https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2017/01/the-latest-analysis-of-calorie-restriction-in-primates-benefits-to-health-and-longevity/ (corroboration)