Less food, longer life?

sue, richmond, va — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:49:40 GMT

puh - leeze

Less food, longer life?

Nancy Turner, Bandera, TX — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:05:53 GMT

After watching the video linked to this topic here on MSNBC.com, in which the authors tell about what they eat and how often on a typical day, it sounds like they've talked themselves into a rigid regimen of measuring and weighing foods and watching the clock to be sure not to eat at the wrong time or spend too little or too much time eating. I also wonder if they ate a more normal, more fun yet healthy diet whether they'd live longer than on the CR - Calorie Restricted - diet they promote. No one knows. And they don't say how old they are now. I am 60 and am told I am in extraordinary health. I tend to eat mostly healthy but I enjoy life and have more calories at times and I eat a varied diet including wine and beer, a rare ice cream or an occasional two slices of pizza. Wathch that video and it's my bet that the CR diet is the man's main idea and the woman goes along with it and both are so rigid into this hibitual regimen that they miss the fun of food and eating while they are so busy watching the clock, measuring, weighing, restricting types of foods and experiences. PHOOEY! I'll stick with my mostly healthy but flexible grazing-type eating -- several smaller meals throughout the day and evening, yet extremely rarely anything fried or rarely processed.

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Mike D, Silver Spring, MD — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:02:08 GMT

Actually, these two people don't look that healthy. They're a bit pale.

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Rusty Moore, Seattle, WA — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:27:37 GMT

I feel MUCH better when I eat less food. I actually don't believe that we need to eat as many calories as popular nutrition experts suggest.

There is a gentleman by the name of Ori Hofmekler who has a diet called "The Warrior Diet". It isn't based on eating less overall calories, but it is based on only eating ONCE per day.

There is an outline of that nutritional plan here:

http://fitnessblackbook.com/dieting_for_fat_loss/lose-body-fat-by-eating-just-one-meal-per-day/

Maybe with the all the health problems, people need to question what is being recommended by popular media.

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Marian Duncan, Youngstown, Ohio — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:11:08 GMT

Those two people look sickly! YIKES! I don't think I want to do what they are doing! OK so if they are in their 80's they look pretty good.

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Mary,Milwaukee, WI — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:05:29 GMT

I agree with Mike D.; If I had seen the couple outside of the context of the story, I probably would have wondered if they were anorexic

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Marie White, Millersburg, Ohio — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:14:46 GMT

These people look terrible - like starving refugees froma a war camp. They also seem to obsess about food in the extreme. While they might not be eating as much food as the rest of us they are so consumed with it that one wonders if they have time to enjoy life. Think I'll stick to my lifestyle. Might not live as long but sure will enjoy my life a whole lot more. Thanks but no thanks.

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Meredith Averill, NYC area — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:02:57 GMT

While I respect Marie’s opinion, I’m surprised by it. What we usually hear is that we look much younger than our years, or what am I doing that makes my skin so beautiful.
Nancy’s right that Paul did bring the idea of CR into our house, and that’s because his doctor suggested it to him. He was the smartest doctor in the gourp and the one that patients clammored for. He had the most energy, coming in early and staying late. Since retiring from medical practice, his new career has been Chief Administrative Officer of the group, in which he’s fully engaged. And he’s a lifelong calorie restrictor. He’s an inspiration.
We accepted his challenge and are loving it. In fact, we’ve built a lifestyle to complement it—including moderate exercise, meditation, work we love, music to accompany our activities, daily walks at twilight, visiting family and friends. This is The CR Way. The book lays it all out, not intended as a blueprint for anyone else, just a description of what we do and a “menu” of things you can choose to adopt—or not.
As it turns out, like most other things that a person does on a regular basis, weighing and measuring food have become second nature, not taking much time. We probably don’t watch the clock more than others do who plan their meal times. And like Nancy, we don’t eat fried or processed foods—a really good idea for people who want to benefit from what they eat.
On the subject of age, Paul’s and my years flank Nancy’s. He’s 59 and I’m 61. I robbed the cradle, don’t ya’ know? And then we all three also apparently share extraordinarily good health. Paul’s and my hearts have been assessed by researchers to function like those of people 15 years younger than we are and our arteries to be like those of teenagers. These results are the tip of the iceberg of our excellent lab test results. I’m happy to spend a little bit of energy on a lifestyle that gives me such good health and the likelihood of enjoying it a long time.
We hope you’ll visit us at www.LivingTheCRWay.com.

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Meredith Averill, NYC area — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:07:28 GMT

I have no idea whether you received my name, city and state: Meredith Averill, NYC area
or my website: LivingTheCRWay.com

They remained on the screen after I submitted my comment and the message and e-mail address had disappeared.

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Peggy Riskind Austin, TX — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:08:30 GMT

I believe in scientific research but just because scientist are conducting research does not mean it is worthwhile. You appeared to make this story important, but I don't buy it. Once healthy primates spend their entire lives in cages "to yield some interesting data". Geez, I'm so glad we have that data. Those big research dollars could have been spent elsewhere. Why don't the scientist watch what primates eat in the wild? They are not diseased, fat, unhappy, or have the need to experiment on humans. This is sad and wasteful.

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Bud Kershoff, Bozeman, MT — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:51:47 GMT

Paul says that he looks forward to fasting as muc or more than eating....I would too if I had to eat that gruel.

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Kathy, Sioux City, IA — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:26:11 GMT

Calorie restriction sound a bit much.
I try to eat no additional sugar than is in normal products. I eat a balanced diet where half my plate consists of vegetables and fruits. I drink soy milk as regular milk makes my stomach hurt. I don't snack.
But...we are spluring tonight and having pizza...am I feeling guilty? No way.... :)

PS I am female and 61 years old...wear size 12 clothes.

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Penny Davis, Endicott, New York — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:03:57 GMT

I am a 58 year old woman and I wear an 8. I move more than any of the other 13 sales associates I work with, and they all are 23 through 47. I am one of the top producers and I do not eat red meat or sweets or bread or potatos. I eat one meal a day and feel fantastic.

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Paterson, NJ — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:25:14 GMT

Roy Walford ate the high nutrition, low calorie diet for about 30 years. He said if he didn't live over a hundred plus years, he had proved nothing. He ate only foods that had been proved in animal studies to extend life.He exercised appropriately. He was a genius. People who live on doughnuts, cake, and spareribs, outlive him. All life is programmed . If this diet makes you feel really good it's worth it. But it doesn't mean you'll live long if you're programmed for a shorter lifespan.

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Lumi David, Hunter N.Y. — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:11:31 GMT

Political inmates in former Communist Romania had a severely calorie-deprived diet for years in addition to lack of heat, beds, books etc, etc. Yet some of them are in their 80ths and 90ths and doing better than their counterparts who were free! I believe we eat unhealthy and too much!

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guillermo bertone,dallas ,texas — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:24:31 GMT

PLEASE, I WANT TO RECEIVE MOTRE INFORMATION ABOUT RESTRICCION CALORIES DIET PLEASE.

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