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For the record, the present consensus amongst aging researchers is that there are strong evolutionary arguments for CR to have an effect of only a few years on
by reasonattlm 17y ago
For the record, the present consensus amongst aging researchers is that there are strong evolutionary arguments for CR to have an effect of only a few years on human maximum lifespan.
http://fightaging.org/archives/2005/08/aubrey-de-grey-11.php http://fightaging.org/archives/2005/08/aubrey-de-grey-11.php
http://www.longevitymeme.org/news/view_news_item.cfm?news_id=1892 http://www.longevitymeme.org/news/view_news_item.cfm?news_id...
While of course the human studies (go Google "CALERIE", the study name) show that it has a massive positive effect on health and resistance to age-related disease.
http://www.longevitymeme.org/topics/calorie_restriction.cfm http://www.longevitymeme.org/topics/calorie_restriction.cfm
Exercise appears to plausibly shift your life expectancy by a decade, so it's also good to do.
http://www.longevitymeme.org/news/view_news_item.cfm?news_id=3633 http://www.longevitymeme.org/news/view_news_item.cfm?news_id...