I-food

I-food

i-food ("isotopic" food) contains nutritients in which some atoms are substituted with their heavier non-radioactive isotopes. It has been suggested by Dr Mikhail Shchepinov as a way, so far hypothetical, to increase human longevity [*cite journal | author = Shchepinov, M.S. | title = Reactive oxygen species, isotope effect, essential nutrients, and enhanced longevity. Review | journal = Rejuvenation Research. | pages = 47-59 | volume = 10 | issue = 1 | month = Mar | year = 2007 | pmid = 17378752] [*cite journal | author = Shchepinov, M.S. | title = Do "heavy" eaters live longer? | journal = Bioessays. | pages = 1247-56 | volume = 29 | issue = 12 | month = Dec | year = 2007 | pmid = 18027392] . Consumed with food, some biomolecules (e.g., essential aminoacids) become building material for the human cells. Molecules that contain heavier isotopes are less prone to destructive effect of free radicals (which is the key point of the free-radical theory of ageing) [*cite journal | author = Demidov, V.V. | title = Heavy isotopes to avert ageing? | journal = Trends in Biotechnology. | pages = 371-5 | volume = 25 | issue = 9 | month = Sep | year = 2007 | pmid = 17681625] .

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* Bob Molinari

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