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Am I the only one who finds this caloric restriction stuff depressing? If starving for 50 years will increase my life I don't even want to know about it. Stupid
by netcan 13y ago
Am I the only one who finds this caloric restriction stuff depressing? If starving for 50 years will increase my life I don't even want to know about it. Stupid science. Next they're going to tell us that a combination of caloric restriction & celibacy will do even more.
- raverbashing 13y agoI kind of agree, quality of live is important as well
- Telomer 13y agoIf you could live forever on the condition that you did not eat, would you say no?
- morgante 13y ago> If you could live forever on the condition that you did not eat, would you say no? It entirely depends on how that condition materialized. Would I be hungry forever (but somehow live)? Then no. If I would never be hungry, then that sounds wonderful.
- a8da6b0c91d 13y agoWell, orgasm results in a surge of prolactin which is known to have certain negative effects. There's arguably a case for keeping orgasm frequency low.
- crusso 13y agoAgeing has been such an insurmountable problem, any methods that indicate that there are ways to somewhat control it are promising and can lead to other discoveries. Perhaps CR only invokes the release of hormones that have a protective effect on cells. Replicate the hormone and perhaps actual caloric restriction may not be necessary.
- netcan 13y agoOK crusso. I like the way you think. From now on you are now in charge of all budgets, articles, blogs, tweets and laboratories relating to CR research. May I suggest that your first fiat be that CR will henceforth only be referred to by acronym.
- crusso 13y agoMy initials are CR and all. Makes sense. ;)
- paulodeon 13y agoIntermittent fasting is the smart way to restrict calories whilst still enjoying food.
- netcan 13y agoBah! I'm not sure what bothers me more the slight chance that CR is real enough that I will need to do it or how excited and evangelical people get about their puritanical eating cults. Intermittent fasting! Just the sound of it is evil.
- pvnick 13y agoI would imagine caloric excess and celibacy tend to go hand in hand... so take your pick
- tonyedgecombe 13y agoOn the other hand age related diseases like diabetes have some pretty unpleasant symptoms, if you could avoid them just by adjusting your diet in later years it's worth knowing about.