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A high-carb diet may explain why Okinawans live so long
- magnamerc 8y agoHigh carb diet's aren't responsible. It's protein restriction. Leucine in particular stimulates IGF-1 which in turn increases mTORC1 activity which then tells the cells to grow and proliferate. That's great news if you're a growing child, but not so great if you're in old age.