RE: Enig and early humans (was: High Cholesterol - (Transfats)

[Guest guest]

There are many claims about what is the best diet for humans.

The optimal human diet for longevity is the diet that research

science proves gives us the longest number of years of healthful

lifespan.

Max healthspan is freedom from disease. Max lifespan means exceeding

the species specific lifespan for the longest-lived 10th percentile

of survivors. Both aspects come together as a package deal:

max healthspan is coupled tightly with max lifespan.

Only the scientific method tells us what is optimum for longevity.

This is part of Dr. Roy Walford's legacy in using the scientific

method to find the truth about diet. The calorie restricted (CR)

method of nourishing animals (and we suppose humans too) is proven

by laboratory research on animal cohorts to be the most optimal diet

possible.

Dr. Roy L. Walford helped introduce the CR Diet Revolution that is

now sweeping the country. -- Warren

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-----Original Message-----

From: thin_man02 [mailto:thin_man02@...]

Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 2:42 PM

Subject: [ ] Enig and early humans (was:

High Cholesterol - (Transfats)

Early humans ate what they could find, when they could find it. Their diets

were inconsistent, because food availability varied with season,

environment/

geography, and flora/fauna population cycles. We have the scientific method

to guide us, and, notwithstanding price variations at the store, we can try

to

eat an optimum diet (based on our interpretations of research) consistently

throughout the year. We know a lot about macro and micronutrients, and we

can control our diets to optimize intake of nutrients while we minimize

calories. That humans have thrived throughout the world on extremely

different diets (e.g., Inuit eat mostly meat, no vegetables, most Hindus are

vegetarian for generations) implies that we are very adaptable when it comes

to food. Evolution does not select for longevity past reproductive age so

it is

incorrect to extrapolate from the putative " caveman " diet to discover what

is

best for CRON. Only the scientific method tells us what is optimum for

longevity. This is part of Walford's legacy.

Thin Man