Drop Dead Healthy

TashaKittie
TashaKittie Posts: 34 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So my husband is reading A.J. Jacobs new book Drop Dead Healthy.
Well he read me a part about calorie restriction. It sites their research on how restricting your calories can double your longevity. Well some of their research subjects were spiders. They said their lives were doubled by calorie restriction.
I have written them a letter asking about how, exactly, you restrict a spiders calorie intake. I even asked if they would send me some research they have done.
What do you think about calorie restriction? ?Does anyone here practice this? If so, what has been your experience?
This is the website for the Calorie Restriction Society International if anyone is interested.
http://www.calorierestriction.org/

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  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    I've heard of it. Apparently the idea is that burning up calories is somehow hard on your body, so if you severely restrict calories, you'll somehow live longer.


    I think you don't actually live longer, it just feels that way.

    I like eating way too much to try anything along these lines.
  • Jo2926
    Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member

    I have written them a letter asking about how, exactly, you restrict a spiders calorie intake. I even asked if they would send me some research they have done.

    PLEEEASE post the response you get. ROFLMAO
  • TashaKittie
    TashaKittie Posts: 34 Member
    I too love eating too much to actually do this. I don't know how I would survive even a day let along double my longevity!
  • TashaKittie
    TashaKittie Posts: 34 Member

    I have written them a letter asking about how, exactly, you restrict a spiders calorie intake. I even asked if they would send me some research they have done.

    PLEEEASE post the response you get. ROFLMAO

    Oh yes! I will definitely post their reply (I do hope that they give me one, if not I will be sorely disappointed) it is interesting enough. LOL
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