On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 15:30:32 -0600, you wrote:

>> The evidence is pretty substantial that insulin levels have more to
>> do with health and longevity than any other factors (other than, of
>> course, avoiding short-term poisons like arsenic).
>
>Agreed it is a factor in health but as far as longevity, calorie
>restriction is still one of the few things dramatically improving
>life span.

You must have missed the two studies posted to this list recently
demonstrating that calorie restriction affects longevity only by
decreasing insulin.


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Cheers,

Ken