Always Chills be Marked with a Long Life

Some people are easily chilled when outdoor activities without wearing a jacket or long sleeves when the weather is windy. According to studies, people like that is greater chance for long-lived.

People who always feel cold and never swelter have a slow metabolism so that heat generated in the lower body. Various studies have previously said, a slow metabolism associated with longevity.


In an experiment with mice, a slow metabolism shown to increase life expectancy by up to 50 percent. Metabolism of mice in the experiment is slowed by restricting calorie intake by 30 percent during the period of time.


Since then, researchers continue to find out whether the same occurs also in humans. If successful, then the human life expectancy could be increased to offset the risks of deadly disease that is increasingly diverse.

The latest research to reveal it was done by Dr. Luigi Fontana of Washington University, USA. In that study, Dr. Fontana involving dozens of volunteers who observed continuously for 15 years.

  Caloric intake in 24 healthy volunteers reduced as much as 25 percent during the study while other volunteers still eat normal portions. Core body temperature was measured with a thermometer tablets used by the drug is swallowed like a tablet.

"In the group of volunteers that restricted calorie intake, body core temperature decreased an average of 2 degrees Celsius. This shows that the successful metabolism is slowed," said Dr. Fontana is quoted from dailymail Friday (13/05/2011).

Dr. Fontana believes, slowing metabolic processes would provide the same effect as in previous studies that led to the body's cells are not rapidly damaged. If it were not for an accident or hit a chronic defect, the age tends to be longer.