RE: [CR] Prospects for Anti-Aging Medicine

[Guest guest]

On 30 Nov 2003, Josh Mitteldorf wrote

> ... Learning to tinker with these [gene] systems, medical science may

> find magic bullets that significantly extend lifespan with a single

> intervention.

>

> My best source in this regard is Kenyon. She heads one of the

> largest and best-regarded labs in the world doing aging research with

> roundworms. She was interviewed in New Scientist a few weeks ago, and

> expressed unbridled optimism about technology that will extend human

> lifespan.

>

> TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/x5aq

>

> Same LongURL: http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opinterview.jsp;jsess

> ionid=IBBMJFCDEKFB?id=ns24171

Hello Josh,

I loved the interview with and her optimism about a big jump

in the human lifespan soon. I also noticed that she has chosen for

her diet a low-carb diet like many of us CRONie folks consume.

In the Q & A interview with :

Q: But for now, caloric restriction seems the one proven way to

extend lifespan. Is that why you've virtually given up carbohydrates?

A: That's not necessarily why I do it. I do it because it makes me feel

great and keeps me slender. And I don't feel really tired after a meal.

But I think if I wanted to eat in a way that extended lifespan, this is

how I would do it. In fact, I stopped eating carbohydrates the day we

found that putting sugar on the worms' food shortened their lifespans.

Q: How does it work?

A: I eat a diet that keeps my insulin levels low. So, for example, at

breakfast I have bacon and eggs with tomatoes and avocados. It's a

bit like the Atkins diet. I don't actually know if I eat fewer

calories,

but I feel great and I weigh what I did in high school...

-- Warren