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Reduced- calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by croon »

symbolepro wrote: post #29
drewblaisdell wrote: post #2

So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…

In India, there are monks who live without any food (and water as well) for more than a month or so. Initially, I did not believe but then I confirmed from many people and it was true. They basically do meditation during that period and gain their energy from nature.

That would be the only 10 hour youtube video I would pay for. A timelapse of anyone doing that.

Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by symbolepro »

symbolepro wrote: post #29
drewblaisdell wrote: post #2

So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…

In India, there are monks who live without any food (and water as well) for more than a month or so. Initially, I did not believe but then I confirmed from many people and it was true. They basically do meditation during that period and gain their energy from nature.

Some proof for down voters:

1) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Jain-monk-co...

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prahlad_Jani

Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by chrischen »

drewblaisdell wrote: post #4
bowmessage wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How were the first few days though?

Tough. I stopped eating breakfast (for the most part) a couple years ago, so this time it was just skipping lunch and eating an early dinner. Still, it took less than a week for this to become normal for me, and it has not been difficult to maintain (except socially).

I skio brrakfast and eat a single larger lunch. If feel it’s easier to skip dinner this way since I get hungry right around when I go to to bed. No acis reflux this way either.

Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by EZ-E »

Personal anecdote : I always ate little and spend most of my life underweight. I look extremely young for my age. I estimate I rarely eat more than 1500 kcal a day

When I think about it, most visibly underweight people I know tend to look young. Does anyone have the same observation?

Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by saiya-jin »

MagnumOpus wrote: post #28
kornakiewicz wrote: post #27

I cannot find it right now, but I am quite sure that in last few weeks there was a post on HN with roughly the same statement, but for high protein diet.

No, the evidence for high protein is the opposite - shortening life by increasing cancer risk: "study cohort aged 50–65 reporting high protein intake had a 75% increase in overall mortality and a 4-fold increase in cancer death risk during the following 18 years" Levine ME, Suarez JA, Brandhorst S, et al.: "Low protein intake is associated with a major reduction in IGF-1, cancer, and overall mortality in the 65 and y…

Yes that would be extremely helpful. For example I have above-average protein intake (exercise intensively almost every day, weekends spent in the mountains) so have to compensate for this. But for the most part it comes either from plants (broccoli, beans, nuts etc.), diary products, protein powder a bit, and white meat (poultry, fish, shrimps).

But also white meat could be an issue - antibiotics, growth hormones, heavy metals in seafood. You can't really eat BIO all the time.

Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by JoshMnem »

I've been experimenting with it for two years, along with a high-nutrient diet based on vegetables (almost no refined foods). I just did about two weeks at 1,000 calories per day and am on day 3 of a water fast. I'll increase the caloric intake next week.

I hope it's safe. Some else posted this link in a comment, and it's worth reading too:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2009/jul/14/ageing-...

Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by harperlee »

symbolepro wrote: post #32
symbolepro wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In India, there are monks who live without any food (and water as well) for more than a month or so. Initially, I did not believe but then I confirmed from many people and it was true. They basically do meditation during that period and gain their energy from nature.

Some proof for down voters: 1) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Jain-monk-co... 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prahlad_Jani

Your second link points to:

> Prahlad Jani (Gujarati: પ્રહલાદ જાની), also known as "Mataji", (born Chunriwala Mataji, 13 August 1929) is an Indian breatharian sadhu who claims to have lived without food and water since 1940

Since 1940? This link just substracts credibility from your initial post.

Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by V-2 »

symbolepro wrote: post #29
drewblaisdell wrote: post #2

So far in 2018 I have had one ~1300-1500 calorie meal per day for all except maybe ten days (where I have gone out for drinks or have extra food late in the evening with friends). The strangest thing so far is how much my body has adapted to this - I skip breakfast and lunch every day, yet don't feel particularly restricted (save socially), hungry, or weak. I am just one person, but I now intuitively feel that whatev…

In India, there are monks who live without any food (and water as well) for more than a month or so. Initially, I did not believe but then I confirmed from many people and it was true. They basically do meditation during that period and gain their energy from nature.

Send them to famine struck countries, get them to teach people how to get by without food and "gain energy from nature". I mean it. It would save lives. Over 20 thousand people die EACH DAY from hunger and malnutrition. Do they need a better incentive for sharing the trick? And if it can't and won't be done, then at least out of respect for the starving, let's zip it please.

Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by gliptic »

symbolepro wrote: post #32
symbolepro wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In India, there are monks who live without any food (and water as well) for more than a month or so. Initially, I did not believe but then I confirmed from many people and it was true. They basically do meditation during that period and gain their energy from nature.

Some proof for down voters: 1) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Jain-monk-co... 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prahlad_Jani

It's going to take more than some news article and some heavily criticized studies to establish such an improbable claim.

Re: Reduced-calorie diet shows signs of slowing ageing in people

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Post by drukenemo »

EZ-E wrote: post #34

Personal anecdote : I always ate little and spend most of my life underweight. I look extremely young for my age. I estimate I rarely eat more than 1500 kcal a day When I think about it, most visibly underweight people I know tend to look young. Does anyone have the same observation?

Humm not really. In my perception, as you age and lose collagen, it seems to be that thinner people tend to show more wrinkled skin on their faces.

A good example to me is Anthony Bourdain. Here's a picture of him in 2014 and four years later:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain#/media/File:A...

http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/anthony-bourdain-comic-book-hun...

Don't believe four years alone does that to someone's face skin.

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