W/H ratio/reservatrol (was: What is Caloric Restriction?)

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We don't know what the " optimal " is but Rodney has posted data that below .5

is desirable (meaning you are not carrying undesirable weight around your

abdomen). Also, women have naturally smaller waists than men (at least thin

women anyway) due to their body shape which is more wasplike.

You can access the table we've started under " database " (left hand column of

home page) to get an idea of w/h ratios and when people began CRON. The

more CRON time under their belt :-), the smaller their waists.

Logan: this doesn't make sense to me - what are you trying to say here?

In the testing of resveratrol, there was no additional maximum

>> lifespan extension when given to CR mice. Thus, you can simply

> take

>> a resveratrol supplement (and niacinimide to help reinforce it)

> and

>> need not worry about whether or not you're exactly matching your

> BMR

>> + any exercise.

on 8/2/2004 2:36 PM, Berkovitz at michelleberkovitz@...

wrote:

> What is the correct W/H for women?

>

>

>> .42 W/H seems to me to be too low, at least for men. I would

>> suggest .44 W/H as optimal.

>>

>> As far as a " gold standard " biomarker for CR, it is gene

> expression.

>> The gene-bested testing labs should be able to offer such a test

> once

>> market demand increases.

>>

>> Walford does state that if your body temperature is 1.5 degrees

> below

>> normal, you're doing CR succesfully. That would be too low

> (without

>> supplementing) if you want to lose body fat, as that goal requires

>> lowering your calorie intake without slowing down your metabolism.

>>

>> In the testing of resveratrol, there was no additional maximum

>> lifespan extension when given to CR mice. Thus, you can simply

> take

>> a resveratrol supplement (and niacinimide to help reinforce it)

> and

>> need not worry about whether or not you're exactly matching your

> BMR

>> + any exercise.

>>

>> Logan

>>