Calorie Restriction with Optimum Nutrition
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BOWL AND DOILY SPIDER LIFE SPAN
Normal diet
average: 50 days
maximum: 100 days
Caloric restriction
average: 90 days;
maximum: 139 days
GUPPY LIFE SPAN
Normal diet
average: 33 months
maximum: 54 months
Caloric restriction
average: 46 months
maximum: 59 months
PROTOZOAN LIFE SPAN
Normal diet
average: 7 days;
maximum: 14 days
Caloric restriction
average: 13 days
maximum: 25 days
WHITE RAT LIFE SPAN
Normal diet
average: 23 months;
maximum: 33 months
Caloric restriction
average: 33 months
maximum: 47 months

Animal data sourced from San Diego Union-Tribune article

Calorie Restriction: A Life- and Health-Preservation Toolkit

 

Negatives (cautions/hazards)

But, it's hard to find an ailment, condition that CR doesn't help prevent (or delay the onset of).

For some pre-existing conditions, CR can actually stabilize or even reverse their effects: allergies, hemoroids, acne, headaches

 

 

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