The fact that an animal’s lifetime is prolonged by decreasing its sugar ingestion is commonly recognized. For instance, why do mice live 40 percent longer when their calorie intake is reduced by half? In a study published in the journal PLoS Genetics, scientists from the Université de Montréal, reveal that sugar in itself is not the key element but the cells’ capacity to detect its presence is. The intricate works of the process of aging are still not clearly defined, but the link between aging and calorie consumption is certainly obvious to researchers.