On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 00:46:04 GMT, wrote:

On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 20:38:32 -0400, "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD"
wrote:


Mice live *twice* as long in captivity if they are given only half as much
as they would eat ad libitum.

Not only do they live longer but they a physically more active in their
older age. Imagine humans doubling their lifespan to 150 years and
playing tennis when they are 120 years old.

You certainly have an active imagination. There is no objective
evidence that caloric restriction in humans would have the same effect
as in mice.

I thought there was some evidence that periodic fasting was
advantageous, prompting the body to go into a repair cycle. But maybe
that was just speculation regarding studies on mouses.

Roger

I am not an animal. I am a man.

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