Quote: (Originally Posted by
Hassan Adly)
Supposedly, laboratory mice subjected to CRON diets lived 50% longer than mice on a normal diet, and moreover remained vigorous and energetic for much longer, relatively. which is why hard core CRON afficiandos aspire to reach a ripe age of 120, whilst enjoying better quality of life.
Following people who extrapolate that wildly has a poor track-record of success. My friend has an amazing sex life and one one occasion gave $30 to someone as a gift. Send me $30 and watch your sex-life improve
Please be aware of the downsides of long-term calorie restriction
- Loss of muscle mass
- Anemia
- Memory loss
- Dizziness
- Depression
And also bear in mind that benefifcial effects in humans ascribed to this are mostly seen in the obese. It has proved hard to show any benefit of the caloric restriction that cannot be explained by the less fatty/sugary diet involved (which you can achieve without reducing calories), or the loss in weight.
Be very careful about using CR and not exercising. CR-induced weight-loss is associated with reduced bone density in the hip and spine (which exercise-induced weight-loss is not). Articles in JAMA suggest that CR can cause "anemia, muscle wasting, weakness, dizziness, lethargy, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, gallstones, irritability and depression"... do you want to be in the back of a cave with THAT guy?
I assume that no one visits a diving forum for definitive health advice, but please research carefully and widely before embarking on deliberate malnutrion.
HTH