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This statement seems somewhat dangerous to me. If the body slows down because of lack of resources, I'm willing to bet that, like has been observed in animals,
by camccann 17y ago
This statement seems somewhat dangerous to me. If the body slows down because of lack of resources, I'm willing to bet that, like has been observed in animals, fertility will also drop off - you don't reproduce when resources are scarce.
I think the idea is that the animals would have a better chance of surviving until food became plentiful again, at which point their intake would return to normal along with fertility and aging.
- latortuga 17y agoOh I don't disagree but I mean to point out that engaging in a calorie restricting diet at a young age may be detrimental to fertility, based on the effects that they suggest and the observational evidence from other animals. This may or may not be a big deal to certain people depending on goals - if you want to have children in your 20s versus 30s for example.