Patrick Wilken wrote:
> Doing a quick search on Medline brings up lots of studys on calorie
> restriction. Are any extropians practising it?
a very mild form of it, yes.
> Is there a threshold that needs to be reached for it to work effectively or
> is any CR good (so long as you aren't missing out on adequate nutrients)?
i wont know for about 60 years, patrick. {8^D these kinds of studies are inherently difficult with humans. we live so long, the researchers who set up the studies tend to die before the results come in. i knew a dog breeder, in the business for over 40 yrs, who swore cr helped his dogs live waaay longer. he claimed a third again longer than well fed dogs. spike