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What was the research plan here? We want to investigate a diets impact on aging? What are the negative results then? These are two extraordinarily complex, int
by revelation 11y ago
What was the research plan here? We want to investigate a diets impact on aging? What are the negative results then?
These are two extraordinarily complex, intertwined topics that to come up with a hypothesis like this on the limited evidence ends up appearing to be just a random search for correlations, terminating once you find one that has the right p value.
- wlesieutre 11y agoIf you investigate enough diets: https://xkcd.com/882/ https://xkcd.com/882/
- jhartmann 11y agoThis builds on some earlier work where the Authors investigated Intermittent water fasting on Chemotherapy recipients and found that their immune systems regenerated better. This paper appears to have found a way to mimic some of the effects on their previous protocol with something that is safer to do. The earlier paper is here: http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/S1934-5909(14)00151-9 http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/S1934-5909(14)00...
- vidarh 11y agoThere's pre-existing research on the effects of calorie restriction that have appeared to show effects indicating that they might be beneficial with respect to longevity, so it's very unlikely to have been a hypothesis they've just pulled out of thin air.