CRON article in NY Daily News

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Hi All, This is a CRON article in NY Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/city_life/health/story/79135p-72807c.html

Cheers, Al.

Alan Pater, Ph.D.; Faculty of Medicine; Memorial University; St. 's, NL

A1B 3V6 Canada; Tel. No.: (709) 777-6488; Fax No.: (709) 777-7010; email:

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I found this paragraph to be of interest:

" It's good to be thin, but whether you would see a dramatic result in the

rate of aging is a big question mark, " says Arthur Schwartz, Ph.D., a

professor of molecular biology at Temple University in Philadelphia. " The

reason this may occur in mice and rats is that they age much more quickly

than humans and reproduce early in life. These short-lived animals have

different survival mechanisms that allow them to overcome periods of food

deprivation. Whether this would work in humans is questionable. "

Though there is no mention of the Okinawans or the primate studies being

conducted.

on 5/5/2003 5:28 PM, Alan Pater at apater@... wrote:

> Hi All, This is a CRON article in NY Daily News:

>

> http://www.nydailynews.com/city_life/health/story/79135p-72807c.html

>

> Cheers, Al.