Effect of Long-Term Caloric Restriction on DNA Methylation Measures of Biological Aging in Healthy Adults: CALERIETM Trial Analysis
waziry, r.; corcoran, D. L.; Huffman, K. M.; Kobor, M. S.; Kothari, M.; Kraus, V. B.; Kraus, W. E.; Lin, D. T.; Pieper, C. F.; Metan, R. E.; Bhapkar, M.; Das, S. K.; Ferrucci, L.; Hastings, W. J.; Kebbe, M.; Parker, D. C.; Racette, S. B.; Shalev, I.; Schilling, B.; Belsky, D. W.
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Calorie restriction (CR) slows aging and increases healthy lifespan in model organisms. We tested if CR slowed biological aging in humans using DNA methylation analysis of blood samples from N=197 participants in the Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy (CALERIE) randomized controlled trial. We quantified CR effects on biological aging by comparing change scores for six epigenetic-clock and Pace-of-Aging measures between n=128 CR-group and n=69 ad-libitum-control-group participants at 12- and 24-month follow-ups. CR effects were strongest for DunedinPACE Pace of Aging (12-month Cohens d=0.3; 24-month Cohens d=0.2, p<0.01 for both), followed by DunedinPoAm and the GrimAge epigenetic clock, although effects for these measures were not statistically different from zero (p>0.08). CR effects for other epigenetic clocks were in the opposite direction (all p>0.15). CALERIE intervention slowed Pace of Aging but showed minimal effect on epigenetic clocks hypothesized to reflect longer term accumulation of aging burden.
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