--- mark wilson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> What about the Okinawans.  They consume
> substantially less food than Americans and 17% less
> energy than mainland Japanese and are the longest
> lived people on the planet.  They have a custom,
> there's actually a Japanese word for it, where they
> stop eating before they are full.  I'm sure their
> reduced calorie intake is at least partially
> responsible for their longevity.

I'm not saying that caloric restriction has nothing to
do with longevity. It's just the claims that caloric
restriction increases lifespan by 50-300% (50 in mice/
300 in worms) seem a little exorbitant for CR to be
the only factor.
About the Okinawans, IIRC Weston Price found that
those populations which relied on seafood as their
primary food source were the healthiest and most
long-lived..

Max

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