RE: QUESTION: Mattson's Upcoming Study

[Guest guest]

IIRC, the study folks will get to eat between 3 PM and 6 PM daily, whilst

the controls get 3 squares at traditional times:

" The NIA is planning a human study that will compare a group eating three

meals a day with a group eating the same diet and amount of food within four

hours and then fasting 20 hours. "

Also, IIRC, the groups will be rotated after a certain time period (3

months?) to the opposite feeding schedule.

>From: " Rodney " <perspect1111@...> Reply-To:

> Subject:

>[ ] QUESTION: Mattson's Upcoming Study Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004

>15:35:53 -0000

>

>Hi folks:

>

>I believe that in Mattson's upcoming study subjects will be fed just once a

>day in the early evening.

>

>Is the study going to compare fully fed subjects? Or 40% restricted

>subjects? If the former, then how confident are we about how much

>relevance it will have for those on CR?

>

>Rodney.

>

[Guest guest]

Because I live near where this study will be conducted, I emailed

Mattson and then called his study coordinator to inquire about

volunteering. I live in Bethesda MD and the subjects must show up

for dinner every night for two months at a time to a location in

Beltsville MD. There will be two groups of normal BMI subjects

between ages 40 and 50 who are non-smokers. Each group will have two

months on, two months off, and two months cross-over to the other

eating plan. If eating dinner only each day, they will have to start

eating between 4:30 and 6:30 in order to consume all their calories,

which are not restricted. When they are in the other eating plan,

they will eat dinner at the location in Beltsville, and will take

home their breakfast and lunch for the next day. I asked to be

placed on their email list and will post here if the information is

of general interest. Also, if anyone fits the eligibility

requirements and logistics are not too challenging (as they turned

out to be for me, because I have two small children at home), you

might want to call Spears to inquire: 301-504-6002

> IIRC, the study folks will get to eat between 3 PM and 6 PM daily,

whilst

> the controls get 3 squares at traditional times:

>

>

> " The NIA is planning a human study that will compare a group

eating three

> meals a day with a group eating the same diet and amount of food

within four

> hours and then fasting 20 hours. "

>

> Also, IIRC, the groups will be rotated after a certain time period

(3

> months?) to the opposite feeding schedule.

>

>

> >From: " Rodney " <perspect1111@y...> Reply-To:

> >

Subject:

> >[ ] QUESTION: Mattson's Upcoming Study Date: Mon,

02 Aug 2004

> >15:35:53 -0000

> >

> >Hi folks:

> >

> >I believe that in Mattson's upcoming study subjects will be fed

just once a

> >day in the early evening.

> >

> >Is the study going to compare fully fed subjects? Or 40%

restricted

> >subjects? If the former, then how confident are we about how

much

> >relevance it will have for those on CR?

> >

> >Rodney.

> >