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SUBMITTER: English S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5046921 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
English Sinead S Uller Tobias T
Biology letters 20160901 9
Life-history theory predicts that nutrition influences lifespan owing to trade-offs between allocating resources to reproduction, growth and repair. Despite occasional reports that early diet has strong effects on lifespan, it is unclear whether this prediction is generally supported by empirical studies. We conducted a meta-analysis across experimental studies manipulating pre- or post-natal diet and measuring longevity. We found no overall effect of early diet on lifespan. We used meta-regress ...[more]