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Low-Protein Diet May Extend Lifespan

Posted by Soulskill on from the suddenly-i-feel-much-healthier dept.

sciencehabit writes "A new theory about the foods that can extend life is taking shape, and it's sure to be a controversial one. Two studies out this week, one in mice (PDF) and another primarily in people (PDF), suggest that eating relatively little protein and lots of carbohydrates — the opposite of what's urged by many human diet plans, including the popular Atkins Diet — extends life and fortifies health."

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  1. Low protein extends life? by MobSwatter · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this gets around to my girlfriends I'll sue...

  2. Old people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ron, an elderly man in Florida, owned a large farm for several years. He had a large pond in the back.
    It was properly shaped for swimming, so he fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some orange and
    lime trees.
    One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, as he hadn't been there for a while, and look it over.
    He grabbed a five-gallon bucket to bring back some fruit. As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee.
    As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-dipping in his pond.
    He made the women aware of his presence, and they all went to the deep end.
    One of the women shouted to him, "We're not coming out until you leave!"
    Ron frowned, "I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the pond naked."
    Holding the bucket up Ron said, "I'm here to feed the alligator."

  3. I'll pass on this one by reboot246 · · Score: 4, Funny

    What good is it to live a long time if you can't eat what you like to eat?

    The four basic food groups are good enough for me - caffeine, nicotine, bacon, and pussy. Without those, life has very little meaning.

  4. Extends whose lifespan? by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    The cows?

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    Have gnu, will travel.
  5. Re:In South Korea... by Bonobo_Unknown · · Score: 3, Funny

    In North Korea all people do low protein diet.

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    We don't believe in radical loony monotheistic religions from the middle east -- we're Christians.
  6. Re:Tried it already. It kind of flopped. by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_diet

    Unfortunately, if you stick to a Mediterranean Diet, you get stuck with a Mediterranean Economy . . .

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    Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
  7. Re:Tried it already. It kind of flopped. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Know how to find out if someone is a vegetarian? Just wait, they'll tell you.

  8. Re:Tried it already. It kind of flopped. by Tim+the+Gecko · · Score: 5, Funny

    "What health problems? My health is probably better than yours."

    Is "Internet Healthy Guy" a new variation on "Internet Tough Guy"?

    "My blood pressure could kick your blood pressure's ass!"