Secrets of human life expectancy

Humans and primates live long because of the ability to burn less calories each day than other mammals.

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Accordingly, researchers from Hunter University in New York have identified primates that consume up to 50% less calories, resulting in slower metabolic rates. Usually, most mammals experience a busy life, such as maturity within a few months, continually reproducing and quickly dying afterwards.

In contrast, humans and primate brothers extend childhood time, reproduce in a controlled manner and live unusually long. To make it easier to imagine, a person, even for people with a very active physical activity, must run to 42km / day just to achieve the average energy consumption rate in mammals with jack similar body ruler.

Based on the relationship between growth, reproduction and aging, daily calorie consumption can help discover processes responsible for the development of the body, thereby improving understanding. of people about obesity and metabolic diseases.