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- WarrenGHarding, on 07/11/2009, -3/+20I'd rather live a normal life with a normal diet than spend 120 years constantly feeling lethargic and hungry.
But hey maybe that's just me. - Murrabbit, on 07/11/2009, -0/+15Hmm well whatever keeps me going to the singularity. After that I can grow as many organic bodies as I want for my cyber-brain to control and eat all the food I want, muahaha.
- fabkebab, on 07/11/2009, -0/+9With the state of my savings, I couldnt afford to extend my retirement by 20 years
- SirBruce, on 07/11/2009, -1/+10When you're 80 or so you'll start wishing you had chosen to live to 120 instead.
- VintageShake, on 07/11/2009, -1/+9@Beeton-
This would show how little you know about vegetarianism.... They can eat the same, if not more calories than omnivores. It's not like all they eat is lettuce all day. - JDLade, on 07/11/2009, -1/+7theres already a pill you can take every day that will extend your life, thats probably a lot cheaper than this pill will be when it comes out.
its called vitamin d.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_d
if you don't already take vitamin d every day you owe it to yourself to check out the research on it. So many benefits. Cuts your risk of all cancer by about half, among other things. - Ogopogo, on 07/11/2009, -0/+6.. so North Korea is full of centenarians?
- SirBruce, on 07/11/2009, -0/+5While most people seem to get an "adequate" dose of Vitamin D just getting a few minutes of sunlight every day, there appears to be benefits in getting Vitamin D beyond just the current RDA. Indeed, there is plenty of evidence now that the existing RDA is too low; however it's still uncertain how high a dose is too much.
Like many geeks I don't get a lot of sunlight and actively avoided the sun. After my heart attack I realized that I suffered from a lack of Vitamin D, and now I take a 2,000 IU supplement every day. Everyone should take Vitamin D and get plenty of Omega-3 fish oil every day. - beeton, on 07/11/2009, -0/+4I heard the sun has vitamin d.
- Spire3660, on 07/11/2009, -1/+5Such a diet is also possible while remaining an Omnivore..
- CrispixKingdom, on 07/11/2009, -0/+3Ah, but the colors man, the colors....
- MrHappy123, on 07/11/2009, -0/+3Or we can just spend more time being active outside. Hmmmm
- adolfojp, on 07/11/2009, -0/+3I don't know what diet has to do with half men half horses.
- JTownss, on 07/11/2009, -0/+3This article just leaves me with more questions. Live longer maybe, but at what cost? There are definitely long term effects to calorie restriction, and this article doesn't provide enough information. What about brain and cognitive functions; the TOR pathway works in slowing body processes down? What if calorie restriction is just another way to activate a primal instinct; an baser instinctual overdrive? What about mitochondrial aging? if you ask me, i wouldn't put too much heart into this miracle drug/ diet, and I'd rather these scientists be putting effort into vaccines, cures, and remedies.
- abadonn, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2I talked about this with my grandma who was a doctor in Russia during WWII. She said that everyone was always half hungry, but almost no one was sick. People with stuff like diabetes and ulcers actually got better.
- casey148, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2Heresy.
- silverton, on 07/11/2009, -2/+4I've been living the CR lifestyle for almost 5 years. I feel more energetic and healthy than I have in decades. Lethargy is NOT caused by CR. Nobody in the United States has any idea what it means to be truly hungry. Even at 2/3 "recommended daily allowances" we are consuming far more than the average human being. By all means, it's your call, so dig in to that great American Delectable Dysfunctional Death Diet http://tr.im/delectabledeath
- poidh, on 07/11/2009, -2/+4Doubtful.
Your failing limbs, organs and sanity will beg to differ.
Why live to 120 if you are not mobile, you have family you never see, etc? - silverton, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2No, the point is extending Healthy Years. http://healthyyears.org/
- Mujokan, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2There's a good sci-fi book by Bruce Sterling called Holy Fire that goes into that issue.
- gkzhang, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2At first I read this as "How to extend your Battery Life by a Decade or 2"
- noyurawk, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2Vitamin Eh is for canadians only.
- dhsiaoca, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2Yeah, I guess I fall into the same camp. I don't count consistently but have a rough idea that I intake of about 900 to 1,500 calories per day. I've been doing this for as long as I remember and, before a few weeks ago, I never really gave it much thought. Someone online pointed out that, statistically, I'm on the low-side.
Honestly though, it's not like I watch what I eat at all. Personally, I think it's because I enjoy cooking and agree that when I eat properly prepared food, I seem to need less of it to feel satisfied. I'm also not really a huge fan of overly salty or sweet things.
I'm kind of confused by all this, really. Apparently I'm near calorie restriction protocol without even knowing it. Not sure why I'm going on and on about my eating habits in an online comment box either. Sorry.
I need more friends... :P - CrispixKingdom, on 07/11/2009, -1/+3I get the feeling that many of the people who outright reject the notion of calorie restriction are the type of people that frequent McDonald's.
Just like how the loudest critics of global warming are typically the people who drive V-8's and diesel pickup trucks that belch clouds of acrid smoke. - Rudegar, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2dugg for the chance of getting an even older dog and or mouse!
- beeton, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2Drink milk.
Anything to avoid supplements/poison marketed as health goods. - Mujokan, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1A guy from NY Magazine came to the same conclusion when he tried this with a group of people who are really serious and dedicated about it.
http://nymag.com/news/features/23169/ - 1x253, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1I think you ought to be less of an fda fanboy, but hey... to each his own.
- cfuse, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1Eating less isn't much of a defence against a trip to joycamp.
- SirBruce, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1I've always been a light eater; a 2,000 calorie day is a big day for me, and 2,500 would be a stretch. It's really not that difficult if you eat smaller portions properly prepared. Even if you're someone who eats microwave dinners all day, just replace the Hungry Man with Healthy Choice and you'll be satisfied with far fewer calories than you're used to.
- SirBruce, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1Being active outside is probably not enough. Your skin builds up to an equilibrium under the sun; after about 15 minutes or so you can't make any more Vitamin D. Again, while that's a good amount of Vitamin D, research suggests additional Vitamin D has additional benefits. Unless you can spend many hours out in the sun over *multiple times* a day, you can probably get more Vitamin D from food and supplements.
Exercise is good, of course, but the type of exercise is also important. For cardiovascular health you need moderate, sustained 30 minutes or more exercise most days of the week. A quick 15 minute jog once a day, or hiking several hours on the weekends, won't cut it. - cozmoz365, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1I disagree, being overweight makes you feel lethargic and tired, I'm 5.8, and have gone from 16 stone to 13 stone. I'm 26 and feel like I did at 19 and still losing weight by controlling my diet better and exercising regularly, sometimes I go the day with breakfast and dinner alone and feel fantastic!
I'm not a vegetarian but sometimes go the day without eating meat by subsidising with nuts and beans, and seem to be doing just fine. - Darph.Bobo, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1So what you're saying is you need to die.
- blipblopblip, on 07/12/2009, -0/+1Who posted this article? Kissenger might see it!
- HAL90000, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1You say that now...
- Fhwqhgads, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1Just make sure the Vitamin D you take is Pharma approved or you might end up in jail for not giving them profits. Or the person who sold it to you will. One or the other.
- MrMayBeBanned, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1He is right *****, it is "caloric".
- Apolloblue20, on 07/11/2009, -0/+0Everyone should be careful relying only on the sun for vitamin D. If you take showers everyday chances are your rinsing off all the vitamin D your skin has made before your body has had a chance to absorb it.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive ... - 1x253, on 07/11/2009, -2/+2"... it has long been known that restricting the diets of several species of laboratory animal seems to slow down the process of ageing."
Why is a DRUG necessary when willpower will do just fine? I find that eating healthy foods and bicycling and swimming work just fine. I don't eat to the point of being full.
There's no need to complicate a very simple matter and there's certainly no need for a drug. - inactive, on 07/11/2009, -2/+2so no working out huh?
i dont see how taking pharaceutical drugs to prevent eating can help you extend your life? it destroys your liver. all pharmaceuticals are synthetic and foreign to the human species. chemicals that destroy your internal organs and brain. - SessionTwoOne, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1Vitamin d eh? Cool thanks for that
- SirBruce, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1Don't change horses in mid-stream. The alternative was "lethargic and hungry" at 120, not that you would have the other problems mentioned. And thanks the science most of those other problems will be eliminated by the time you're 120.
- Bersy, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1Calorific? CaloRIFIC? This sounds like something Bush, or Homer Simpson would say. I looked it up and to my chagrin it was actually an accepted usage. I have always said it as "Caloric".
- sobri, on 07/25/2009, -0/+0FDA fanboy? I'm neither American nor aware of the FDA's stance on caloric restriction. I am however an avid reader of science news and research. I know what the ***** I'm talking about. You do not.
How's about you ***** off and don't reply again until you've at least read the research summaries. - 1x253, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1It's a matter of an equation. What you take in should equal, as much as possible, what you expend in terms of energy. That said the most important variables would be where you get your calories (not cheese, e.g.) and what your optimal weight is.
Drugs are unnecessary. There are plenty of people who live to the ripe old age of 100+ without drugs. Eat all you want while taking such a drug and you're going to have an unhealthy and very toxic colon. - cozmoz365, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1What does CR stad for, the only thing I get is Creative Review?
- Darph.Bobo, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1"i dont see how taking pharaceutical drugs to prevent eating can help you extend your life?
You don't know how to punctuate or spell but that doesn't mean it can't be done.
"it destroys your liver." WRONG! That's the Colt 45 you're drinking that's destroying your liver.
"all pharmaceuticals are synthetic and foreign to the human species." WRONG
"chemicals that destroy your internal organs and brain." WRONG! - sobri, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1Caloric restriction to the point where it might provide measurably longer life span has some unfortunate side effects.
If we can get the benefits without the detriments (which would be the purpose of the drug), then that would be better. - Mesmeriser, on 07/12/2009, -0/+0Science is so confusing. So are we to go bake in the sun and not take a shower afterwards?
- Black6x, on 07/12/2009, -1/+1I'm sorry. I didn't realize that this was upvote.com
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