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

Posted by michael on 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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  1. The Journal of Obvious Results? by Royster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Diets which you do for a short period of time to lose weight before reverting to your normal eating habits just do not work. The only way to permanently lose weight is to change your lifestyle permanently -- what you eat and how much exercise you do.

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  2. Re:in other news... by aminorex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > Correlation is not causation.

    Is too.

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