By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
Eating leaner could help prolong life as we know it on the planet, by reducing the resources devoted to energy-intensive foods, like industrially produced meat.
Now a study of calorie-restriction involving monkeys suggests that eating less overall could extend our own lives, and help us age more healthfully.
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April 20th, 2008
By Shermakaye Bass
and Barbara Kessler
There’s no doubt that community gardens, a tradition that first surfaced in the United States in the early 1900’s, are at the grassroots of today’s urban “buy local/grow local” movement. But today, in places as diverse as New York City and Madison, Wisc., community gardens are also a socio-cultural [...]
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Related Topics: · American Community Gardening Association, Bill Maynard, Boulder, Clinton Community Garden, Eagle Heights Community Garden, Fremont Community Garden, gardening, Madison, New York City, P-Patch gardens, Portland, Sacramento, Seattle, University of Wisconsin
Now a study of calorie-restriction involving monkeys suggests that eating less overall could extend our own lives, and help us age more healthfully.