I'm obsessed with this NY Times article: One for the Ages: A Prescription That May Extend Life. In it, they show two different monkeys. Canto, who's 25 (old for a monkey in captivity) has been on a caloric restriction diet his whole life, and he looks and acts half his age. Owen, 26, has been eating like a normal monkey for his whole life, and looks old, is frail and moves slowly. The implication is that caloric restriction slows the aging process. But from a beauty perspective, it does what we want every anti-aging product to do--makes you look younger. Check out the picture of Mike (scroll down in the article), a 36 year old who has been following a caloric restriction diet for 6 years. He's practically emaciated (6 feet tall and 135 lbs) but he looks like he's 16! This approach, called caloric restriction, involves eating about 30 percent fewer calories than normal while still getting adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. According to the Times article, aside from direct genetic manipulation, calorie restriction is the only strategy known to extend life consistently in a variety of animal species. It's really intriguing, but is it worth it? Would I give up cupcakes in favor of a few more years and a few less wrinkles? I'm not so sure...I really love cupcakes.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Calorie Restriction Diets: Eat less, look younger?
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Hi Laura! Your post is really informative. I never knew that eating less or restricting calorie in your diet will make a person look younger. My sister Kiara is actually very pretty. Sometimes people would approach her and inquire about her beauty secrets. The truth is, she just knows how to take care of herself. She's 48 and still no facial lines on her face. She said that for facial lines, she tried so many products but nothing works better than restylane. NJ I believe is lucky to have a number of medical practitioners that knows how to administer these kind of beauty treatments in addition to their top notch surgical procedures like face lift and blepharoplasty. New Jersey indeed is such a wonderful place.
Anyway, I'm planning to try this calorie restriction diet. Hope it works before my wedding this November. 'll keep you guys updated if it works for me! I know it will. *wink
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