[ExI] Severe Diet Doesn’t Prolong Life, at Least in Monkeys

[BillK]

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Stefano Vaj  wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/science/low-calorie-diet-doesnt-prolong-life-study-of-monkeys-finds.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fscience%2Findex.jsonp
>
> Lifespans are not so malleable. But I suspect that a "paleo" lifestyle (ie,
> removing as much as possible vegetables, such as cereals, potatoes,
> high-glycemic fruits and legumes, etc., from your diet) works much more than
> caloric restriction. Let alone in terms of quality, besides duration, of
> life.
>
>

I thought a paleo diet (at least some versions of it) included quite a
lot of fruit and veg and nuts. It is cereal foods mainly that they
avoid.


BillK