Fasting and Caloric Restriction for Life ExtensionThis page on fasting from the Anti-Aging Guide site claims that you can add 40 to 50 years of healthy living to your lifespan by restricting your caloric intake and occasional fasting. The site compares different patterns of reduced-calorie food intake: periodic fasting alternating with periods of normal diet, versus continuous caloric restriction, and argues that the former will be more effective. They claim: Fasting can not only extend the lifespan and have beneficial preventive action, it can also be an effective curative and treatment method. While fasting, the whole organism has an opportunity to cure itself, due to an intensification of natural repair processes. Caloric restriction has not been proven to have such powerful curative benefits. There are no studies supporting this methodology cited on the page listing different fasting regimes, but you will find links on the upper left corner to human and animal studies that support caloric restriction for life-extension. None of them seem to address this specific issue though -- is it better to fast periodically, or to have a continuously low caloric intake? Take a look at their reasoning and see what you think. |
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