Re: Re: Two Minutes per Calorie

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I remember reading someone on the other list stating every extra calorie is 30 seconds off one's life. See how that computes! Peg

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Rodney: 1) What about ON?

2) Of course theory is one thing and real life another.

on 1/28/2004 9:08 AM, Rodney at perspect1111@... wrote:

> Or, to put it another way: Foregoing 700 calories a day extends your

> life by almost one day each day you do it - very approximately.

>

> Rodney.

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Is it really clear that it is net calories or calories that are beneficial

for life extension?

Let say we have three people that weigh the same but one is:

1. 1800 calories a day with modest or little exercise

2. 2000 calories a day with medium exercise

3. 2200 calories a day with strenuous exercise.

which as a cronie will live longer? I doubt that we know. If it is the food

that we eat that is aging us then 1 would be the better choice. My guess

is that 2 will turn out to be the best option, but who knows?

Positive Dennis

Rodney wrote:

On third

thoughts: If the two minutes per calorie is correct, then

eating an extra 700 calories per day shortens one's life by 1400

minutes. But there only are 1440 minutes in a day. Interesting?

Rodney.

> > Hi folks:

> >

> > Here's a thought (probably not original?). In very round

numbers,

> > and assuming the mouse data can be extrapolated to humans, if

we

> > forego about ~700 calories a day we may be able to extend our

lives

> > by ~50 years.

> >

> > Now seven hundred calories a day from the age of 30 to 80 amounts

> to

> > 12.8 million calories. The fifty years of additional lifepan

> > achieved is about 26.3 million minutes.

> >

> > So, if the underlying assumptions are correct, then very

> > approximately each extra calorie consumed shortens lifspan by

about

> > two minutes.

> >

> > Hmmmmm. Now are you SURE you want to finish that breakfast?

> >

> > : ^ )))

> >

> > Rodney.

[Guest guest]

True- with humans it is quite difficult to know. Animal studies indicate the

lower calorie intake is the most life extending.

>From: Dennis De Jarnette <positivedennis@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Two Minutes per Calorie

>Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:10:06 -0600

>

>Is it really clear that it is net calories or calories that are beneficial

>for life extension?

>

>Let say we have three people that weigh the same but one is:

>

>1. 1800 calories a day with modest or little exercise

>2. 2000 calories a day with medium exercise

>3. 2200 calories a day with strenuous exercise.

>

>which as a cronie will live longer? I doubt that we know. If it is the food

>that we eat that is aging us then 1 would be the better choice. My guess is

>that 2 will turn out to be the best option, but who knows?

>

>Positive Dennis

>

>Rodney wrote:

>

>>On third thoughts: If the two minutes per calorie is correct, then

>>eating an extra 700 calories per day shortens one's life by 1400

>>minutes. But there only are 1440 minutes in a day. Interesting?

>>

>>Rodney.

>>

>>

>> > > Hi folks:

>> > >

>> > > Here's a thought (probably not original?). In very round

>>numbers,

>> > > and assuming the mouse data can be extrapolated to humans, if we

>> > > forego about ~700 calories a day we may be able to extend our

>>lives

>> > > by ~50 years.

>> > >

>> > > Now seven hundred calories a day from the age of 30 to 80 amounts

>> > to

>> > > 12.8 million calories. The fifty years of additional lifepan

>> > > achieved is about 26.3 million minutes. > >

>> > > So, if the underlying assumptions are correct, then very

>> > > approximately each extra calorie consumed shortens lifspan by

>>about

>> > > two minutes.

>> > >

>> > > Hmmmmm. Now are you SURE you want to finish that breakfast?

>> > >

>> > > : ^ )))

>> > >

>> > > Rodney.

>>

>>

>>------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>

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My Grandmother's spoken word on this subject as we would reach for a second helping was, " A minute in your mouth, an hour in your stomach and you carry it around on your hips for the rest of your life. " She lived to be 87 which for the stresses she had in her life, was pretty good.

Ruth

From: hsanborn2@...

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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:20:45 EST

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Two Minutes per Calorie

I remember reading someone on the other list stating every extra calorie is 30 seconds off one's life. See how that computes! Peg