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For the record, the present consensus amongst aging researchers is that there are strong evolutionary arguments for CR to have an effect of only a few years on human maximum lifespan.

http://fightaging.org/archives/2005/08/aubrey-de-grey-11.php http://www.longevitymeme.org/news/view_news_item.cfm?news_id...

While of course the human studies (go Google "CALERIE", the study name) show that it has a massive positive effect on health and resistance to age-related disease.

http://www.longevitymeme.org/topics/calorie_restriction.cfm

Exercise appears to plausibly shift your life expectancy by a decade, so it's also good to do.

http://www.longevitymeme.org/news/view_news_item.cfm?news_id...




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