Re: [CR] Less food for thought

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I convey the below for your info on CRONer in the science media, in a

manner that is conveyed to members of the health-interested public.

Cheers, Al.

From: " Rae " <mikalra@...>

Re: [CR] Less food for thought

Alan Pater wrote:

>

> Hi All,

>

> I thought that the bleow might be in our interest. Can one of us

post the

entire article?

>

http://www.health.harvard.edu/hhp/article/content.do;jsessionid=8B1B4C

8B75F45F903CABDA0E4A307F6F?id=1385

>

> Less food for thought

> Harvard Health Letter | November 2003

>

> Results from studies uncover a link between high-calorie, high-fat

diets and

increased risk for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

>

> In Brief

> Overeating seems to be bad for just about everything below the

neck, but it may

also be a problem for what's above it — the brain.

>

> Several studies have shown a connection between low-calorie and low-

fat eating

and a lower risk for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. In 2002,

for example,

Columbia University researchers published a study of 980 older

(average age 75) New

York City residents and their eating habits. They found that those

with a

particular Alzheimer's gene (ApoE4) who had high-calorie and fatty

diets...

I've got a hard copy; it continues from the above to Mattson's model

Huntington's diseasse study in PNAS, then goes on to note that

" Scientists have been studying [CR] for decades, and it has proved to

be

the one sure way to extend the life span of lab animals. That it might

be good for brain cells is not so surprising. "

" Some determined people have voluntarily put themselves on

1,500-calorie-a-day diets ... in hopes of living longer. A nonprofit

group called the Calorie Restriction Society promotes the idea [plug,

but no link, alas]. "

Then it's the usual lame-[***], defeatist nonsense at the end,

alas: " But

how many of us are going to be able to adhere to such a diet? A more

realistic -- if futuristic -- goal is the development of medications

that could mimic the effects of calorie restriction. "

That's it.

-

" Warren " <warren.taylor@...>

Re: [CR] Less food for thought

On 27 Nov 2003, Rae wrote:

>

> ... Can one of us post the entire article?

>

http://www.health.harvard.edu/hhp/article/content.do;jsessionid=8B1B4C

8B75F4

5F903CABDA0E4A307F6F?id=1385

> >

> > Less food for thought

> > Harvard Health Letter | November 2003

>

> ... I've got a hard copy; it continues from the above ...

> " Some determined people have voluntarily put themselves on 1,500

> calorie-a-day diets ... in hopes of living longer. A nonprofit

> group called the Calorie Restriction Society promotes the idea

> [plug, but no link, alas]. "

Hello ,

Is it true that the Calorie Restriction Society received recognition

in the Harvard Health Newsletter as a non-profit group promoting

the voluntary reduction of calorie in hopes of living longer?

If so, my observation is that the CR Society has succeeded, and

that we have " arrived, and are recognized " , receiving favorable

attention from the Harvard Health Newsletter this Nov 2003.

If true, the fact they recognize us as a non-profit organization

is an excellent and triumphal recommendation. I can see we have

a great job to do, and a fine future ahead (esp if the above is

confirmed to be true).

There seem to be more headlines all the time, and interest is

increasing daily in our work.

-- Warren

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Website: http://www.calorierestriction.org/