Dr Jason Fung: IF and LCHF for Health and Longevity

[S11m]

youtu.be/rQsMRjAwcFo?list=WL(Not working as expected?)

[andyswarbs]

I think the evidence for some calorific restriction helping with longevity is unquestionable. I would like the long-term evidence supporting a low-carb diet helping with longevity. Otherwise we risk conflating different subjects.

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to andyswarbs]

I think there is one subject: How can we optimise health/longevity/all-cause morbidity?

It would seem obvious that optimum calorific nutrition, low-carb diet, (Intermittent) Fasting and autophagy help... but we do not have the evidence to prove it.

[andyswarbs in reply to S11m]

You might be interested in this 2013 paper "What are the roles of calorie restriction and diet quality in promoting healthy longevity?"

mopact.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-...

From the abstract available at pubmed ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/242... "However, it is possible that some of the beneficial effects on metabolic health are not entirely due to CR, but to the high quality diets consumed by the CR practitioners, as suggested by data collected in individuals consuming strict vegan diets."

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to andyswarbs]

Thanks.

I did not read the whole article, but found:

All of the CRONies have eliminated from their diets refined and processed foods containing salt, trans-fatty acids, dietary glyco-toxins and high-glycemic-index foods (e.g. refined carbohydrates, potato, white rice, sucrose- and fructose-enriched foods). They consume, instead, a wide variety of vegetables, low-glycemic-index fruits, nuts, low-fat dairy products, egg whites, wheat and soy proteins, fish, and lean meat. Interestingly, we found that men and women consuming energy unrestricted strict vegan diets also have extremely low blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and fasting glucose concentrations, suggesting that the quality of the diet plays a major role in modulating blood pressure, lipid and glucose metabolism.

...and CRONies? Calorie Restriction Optimal Nutrition!

Accumulating data from epidemiological and experimental studies suggest that calorie intake, the timing of food intake (e.g. fasting cycles), and some of the nutrients we ingest with foods are fundamentally implicated in the pathogenesis of these chronic diseases, and also in the biology of aging itself (i.e. they control the rate of ageing of our body)

So... it is not all about Calories restriction... but, perhaps more (or also) about LCHF and IF or ADF (also mentioned).

One of the studies referenced is about ADF for heart disease - I thought it warranted a post to itself.