Re: Large LifeSpan Gain from CR/warning

[Guest guest]

Warren: I think it's important to add the warning that if you're middle

aged or older, restricting calories too dramatically can DECREASE your

lifespan. Older individuals starting CR should be moderate in their

program!

Also one must temper their enthusiasm with the disadvantages of too drastic

a CR regimen, which include: being hungry much of the time, lower libido,

feeling cold, finding it painful to sit (no tush or padding), osteoporosis,

anemia, and the ever present danger of anorexia. (As you can tell, I'm a

big fan of moderation).

on 4/7/2004 8:48 PM, Warren at warren.taylor@... wrote:

> Here is a chart that I stumbled upon that shows the dramatic

> gain in lifespan available by reducing calories:

>

> TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/2x3mm

>

> FullURL:

> http://old.calorierestriction.org/images/sections/content/merry/Merry_21162_

> image001-x.gif

>

> The LifeSpan gain is directly proportional to the reduction in calories,

> and it is consistent across all studies (24 in this meta analysis).

> To quote the caption: