People are mentioning caloric restriction not being worth it for humans because of quality of life vs length of life.
However one thought that I find interesting, is that for our generation, living just two or three extra years could potentially make a huge difference.
If you subscribe to the idea of a coming technological singularity, or even to the idea that we're a few decades away from SENS escape velocity, you'd hate to miss it by just a couple of years.
Might be. I think the quality of life issues are overstated, but I'm an ectomorph so I can change my food intake on a whim. Being hungry isn't a distraction to me unless I'm very busy physically.
See comments above, the original research is flawed. New research shows that moderate caloric restriction has no statistically significant effect over eating a healthy diet within your caloric needs. It is overeating which decreases your life span.
However one thought that I find interesting, is that for our generation, living just two or three extra years could potentially make a huge difference.
If you subscribe to the idea of a coming technological singularity, or even to the idea that we're a few decades away from SENS escape velocity, you'd hate to miss it by just a couple of years.