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Actually there is a lot of evidence to show that calorie restriction can lead to longer lifespans. I'm not a nutritionist, doctor or someone who is on a calorie

Actually there is a lot of evidence to show that calorie restriction can lead to longer lifespans. I'm not a nutritionist, doctor or someone who is on a calorie restriction diet (though I'm sure I eat less than the average American). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie_restriction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie_restriction

gnosis 14y ago
Caloric restriction used to be thought to increase lifespan, but more recent studies don't support this.[1][2] [1] - http://earthsky.org/human-world/oops-caloric-restriction-may-not-increase-lifespan http://earthsky.org/human-world/oops-caloric-restriction-may... [2] - http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7415/full/nature11432.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7415/full/nature1...
- lucisferre 14y ago
  Yeah it didn't make much sense to me either. More I was just saying that obviously people can go well below these "minimums" with limited ill effects.
irahul 14y ago
The article doesn't support "calori restriction" -> "longer lifespan" <quote> No clinical trial has been performed involving humans. Two trials have been performed involving primates, but have not demonstrated increases in median lifespan. A study of rhesus monkeys begun in 1987 by the National Institute on Aging published results in August 2012 that found evidence of health benefits, but did not demonstrate increased median lifespan.[2] A study by the University of Wisconsin beginning in 1989 is still ongoing.[1][3][4] Research on maximum life span in that study is still ongoing. </quote>
johnsoft 14y ago
assertTrue() recently did a series on this. If you're interested in this kind of thing, it's worth a read. Here's one of the posts (ignore the linkbait headline) - http://asserttrue.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-live-30-longer-maybe-more.html http://asserttrue.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-live-30-longer...

gnosis 14y ago

Caloric restriction used to be thought to increase lifespan, but more recent studies don't support this.[1][2] [1] - http://earthsky.org/human-world/oops-caloric-restriction-may-not-increase-lifespan http://earthsky.org/human-world/oops-caloric-restriction-may... [2] - http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7415/full/nature11432.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7415/full/nature1...

lucisferre 14y ago
Yeah it didn't make much sense to me either. More I was just saying that obviously people can go well below these "minimums" with limited ill effects.

irahul 14y ago

The article doesn't support "calori restriction" -> "longer lifespan" <quote> No clinical trial has been performed involving humans. Two trials have been performed involving primates, but have not demonstrated increases in median lifespan. A study of rhesus monkeys begun in 1987 by the National Institute on Aging published results in August 2012 that found evidence of health benefits, but did not demonstrate increased median lifespan.[2] A study by the University of Wisconsin beginning in 1989 is still ongoing.[1][3][4] Research on maximum life span in that study is still ongoing. </quote>

johnsoft 14y ago

assertTrue() recently did a series on this. If you're interested in this kind of thing, it's worth a read. Here's one of the posts (ignore the linkbait headline) - http://asserttrue.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-live-30-longer-maybe-more.html http://asserttrue.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-to-live-30-longer...