He says there is an enormous amount of scientific research that supports low-carb diets - particularly studies which find them superior to low-fat, calorie-restricted diets for weight loss - and the internet shows "first hand accounts from countless individuals who have transformed their health for the better using low-carbohydrate eating".

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Some people have gone on calorie-restricted diets in an effort to live longer.

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In the calorie-restricted rats, levels of ARC were twice those found in rats with unrestricted diets.

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