- Rats in the study were 24 months old.
- They ate 35% less food each day.
- The calorie change lasted for eight weeks.
- Scientists measured protein phosphorylation and metabolites in muscle.
- The study found proteins Lmod1 and Ehbp1l1 linked to blood sugar.
- Calorie restriction changed many muscle proteins a lot.
- Insulin helped muscles take up more sugar.
- Females had greater glucose uptake than males.
- The team measured about 1,000 metabolites in total.
- Around 40% of those metabolites changed with diet.
Difficult words
- research — Study to find new information or facts.
- muscle — Tissue in the body that helps with movement.muscles
- sugar — A sweet substance often used in food.
- protein — Substance in food important for the body.proteins
- diabetes — A disease that affects how the body uses sugar.
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Discussion questions
- How do you think eating less food affects you?
- Why is it important to understand how muscles change?
- Have you heard about diabetes before?
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