Permanent diet may equal longer life

Kind of one of those 'no duh' type of deals, but the results of this study are still pretty interesting. Keep in mind the monkey on the right was on a "normal" diet vs. the monkey on the left with a reduced calorie diet.

Permanent diet may equal longer life - Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-sci-caloric-restriction10-2009jul10,0,2287067.story)

Now the tuff part will be going out into the woods and making the monkey's stick to that diet.

Damn! Monkey on the right got a raw deal.

I guess that means my lunch at Olive Garden wasn't a good idea
-- it tasted good though, so I guess I'm not gonna bite anyone today.
When UCLA evolutionary biologist Jay Phelan put mice on caloric restriction, he got the distinct impression that they didn't appreciate it.

"They bit people and were more agitated," he said. In contrast, the mice who ate a normal diet "would just sit around and let you pick them up."

I guess that means my lunch at Olive Garden wasn't a good idea
-- it tasted good though, so I guess I'm not gonna bite anyone today.

So the fat ones are happier. So I guess a study should be done of which is more important, to be happy, or to have fewer medical issues? LOL.

So the fat ones are happier. So I guess a study should be done of which is more important, to be happy, or to have fewer medical issues? LOL.

Not quite, I don't think anyone who has heart problems and is restricted to a life of no sex is happy.

It's a matter of overindulgence now and depression & illness later vs moderation now and moderation later.

food makes people happy so does beer but now i am going to lock myself away from good food and live on cheerios

Not quite, I don't think anyone who has heart problems and is restricted to a life of no sex is happy.

Interesting you would point that out. Not a lot of people with heart issues have to have a life of no sex unless they are close to death with immediate issues. People with prostate issues have that problem and there is no link to poor eating and prostate cancer.

It's a matter of overindulgence now and depression & illness later vs moderation now and moderation later.

I was posing the question...if the fat ones are happier, is moderation now worth it?

Just for the record, I feel like eating what you want makes you happier, however, exercising makes you happy and healthy too, and you should be more concered about exercising than dieting. Just my opinion though.

LOL...maybe the most superfluous study ever. Eat less, live healthier, live longer...who'd of thunk it!