Low-Cal Diet Extends Life... As Long as You Don't Eat

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Low-Cal Diet Extends Life... As Long as You Don't Eat

Posted by michael on Friday September 19, 2003 @11:41PM from the life-only-seems-longer dept.

There has been a lot of research recently showing that a restricted calorie diet can extend the lifespans of various creatures. Sadly, it seems that as soon as they start eating again, the benefits are lost.

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in other news... by bsDaemon · 2003-09-19 23:42 · Score: 5, Funny

studies have shown that research causes cancer in rats.
1. Re:in other news... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-19 23:51 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  And posting on slashdot wastes thousands of working hours.
2. Re:in other news... by DrEldarion · 2003-09-20 02:11 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Don't you mean that working wastes thousands of Slashdot hours?
  
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Low-Cal Diet Does Not Extend Life... by mlush · 2003-09-19 23:49 · Score: 5, Funny

... it just seems that way
Re:life by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-19 23:53 · Score: 5, Funny

We'll live longer if we don't eat, drink, smoke, fuck and so on...
Ahh well the last one isn't a problem for slashdotters...
There are links to sexual activity too by heironymouscoward · 2003-09-20 00:04 · Score: 4, Funny

Studies have shown that male animals (of various species) that are kept separated from females all their lifes can live up to 20% longer. In other words having no sex lets you live longer. The combination of forced abstinence and strict diet can add decades to a person's life.

As a Belgian Radio announcer commented when this result was published, this finally explains why Catholic priests have a surprising tendency to die around 28.

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