Protein Restriction to Extend Life

[OakLeaf]

Wikipedia has a pretty comprehensive article on green tea.

Too bad they don't have taste-a-vision.

[Owlie]

I'm not giving up coffee. Cutting back, sure, but not giving up. (Since I don't drink coffee at home, it's as much to save money as anything else.) Alcohol...I don't drink much because I keep forgetting I can buy it. And if I didn't eat much protein, I guarantee you I'd be cranky and spend every day with a splitting headache. I don't want to live to be 100 and be miserable!

(If I don't get at least one serving of meat a day, I get headaches...even when my vegan former roommate (who did her homework) cooked.)

Everything in moderation, right?

[emily_in_nc]

Lots of good discussion here, and just to be clear, I posted the article b/c I found it interesting, not because I agree with it or follow caloric restriction in my own diet. I definitely am a "moderation in all things" gal, eating neither a high protein nor high carb diet overall. I did do low-carb for a couple of years when I had 15 lbs. to lose, but it was hard to for me to eat that way over the long haul since my DH is very much a high-carb man, so now I am back to a more balanced way of eating. I try to eat healthy, whole foods, plenty of vegetables, very little red meat. I eat fish and chicken, and I also like to get protein from beans, nuts and nut butters, and some low-fat dairy, like yogurt.

[jessmarimba]

Emily, I was just laughing to myself over how far some of these threads can travel

I've read some interesting studies on calorie-restricted diets and their effect on lifespan, but I'm not sure what they considered "restricted" and the activity level of the participants. I'd say I probably don't eat a lot of meat but I was a vegetarian for several years and it's mostly b/c I'm uncomfortable cooking it (while I don't mind medium steak, I've never cooked chicken without seriously overcooking it).

Peanut butter, however, is another story. Please tear me away from the girl scout Tagalongs.

[Owlie]

Send 'em my way.