Wellness Pathway #211
The Calorie Restriction Debate
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In Wellness Pathway #114, Click,
I wrote about the connection between calorie restriction and longevity. In study after study,
animals put on a severely calorie-restricted diet lived proportionately longer. A 40% restriction in
calories produced a 40% increase in life expectancy. This has been demonstrated with rats, fleas,
dogs, guppies, spiders, and snails. But what about with human beings?
At this time, the jury is still out. True believers, following The Anti-Aging Plan developed by Dr.
Roy Walford, professor emeritus of pathology at UCLA, limit themselves to about 1,400 calories a day
of carefully selected foods plus nutritional supplements. Walford estimates that his plan would
enable people to easily live to the age of 160, with an average life span of about 120. He also
estimates that about 900 people (including himself) are now following his plan worldwide.
Other studies suggest otherwise. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx
tracked 10,000 subjects over a 17-year time period. Of the 1,500 who died during that period, the
majority had the lowest calorie intakes (some as little as 1,100 calories per day). The people who
both consumed the most and exercised the most had the lowest mortality rate in the study.
Of course, this doesn't recommend a careless attitude when it comes to nutrition. If we're gaining
weight, then we're eating too much. But healthy eating, combined with vigorous exercise (including
endurance, strength, flexibility, and balance training), is still the prescription de jour. "It's
important to fuel your exercise," notes Dr. Jing Fang from the Einstein College, "with a
low-cholesterol, low-fat, high-fiber diet." And you've read that before, right here in LifeTrek
Provisions.
Coaching Inquiries: Do you eat enough to fuel your body for a vigorous exercise program? Do you have
enough energy to get through the day? Does your day include regular exercise? What changes could you
make to get with the program?
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