Caloric Restriction

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Caloric Restriction #

• Ray Peat thinks a lot of its benefits are by means of Methionine restriction.
• Inhibits mTOR.
• Normalizes Pyruvate metabolism from glycolysis towards Electron Transport Chain.
• Caloric Restriction, CR Mimetics, and Healthy Aging in Okinawa: Controversies and Clinical Implications
  • Older Okinawans supposedly experienced CR-like diet for “close to half of their lives”. High consumption of sweet Potatoes (purple?), marine-based carotenoid-rich foods, and Tumeric. Also Ginger and mugwort.