On Sun, 9 Dec 2012 23:40:32 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
wrote:

Dogman wrote:
Doug Freyburger wrote:

The original observation was with low calorie. Doing it low carb is the
refinement. It's been done to rats, worms, whatever. Not to humans.

It doesn't work with monkeys either.

I'm not sure what you mean here. Calorie reduction works for monkeys.

Calorie reduction doesn't work to extend life in monkeys.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/sc...pagewanted=all

What I do not believe has been tried is changing the gram and calorie
counts in the food given to the monkey experimental subjects from
lowering all 3 macronutrients equally to lowering carbs dramatically
then only reducing fat and protein some.

Plus, low calory diets are also (usually) LOWER carb diets (by
definition).

Going to 20 for life might well extend life

If only via a reduction of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart attacks
strokes, and cancer, by reducing the risk markers for those diseases.

That too.

It's enough for me!

And eliminating or drastically reducing the incidence of those
diseases would have a significant impact on average lifespans.

--
Dogman

"I have approximate answers and possible beliefs in different degrees of certainty
about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything" - Richard Feynman