This is referring to a significantly more specific claim than merely avoiding overeating—significantly restricting caloric intake below ‘normal’ levels.
(Upvoted to cancel a downvote on a post indicative of simply not knowing. Why would you downvote such a post without bothering to say something about it?)
My thinking was that if one assumes that there is a function: calories → life expectancy, all else being equal, then the normal intake may or may not correspond to a local maximum. If it does not, then mild starving ought to increase life expectancy a bit. Of course, it tells us nothing about the global behavior, including significant restriction.
Oh, and I’m not sure what you meant about upvoting/downvoting. Not that it matters.
This is referring to a significantly more specific claim than merely avoiding overeating—significantly restricting caloric intake below ‘normal’ levels.
(Upvoted to cancel a downvote on a post indicative of simply not knowing. Why would you downvote such a post without bothering to say something about it?)
My thinking was that if one assumes that there is a function: calories → life expectancy, all else being equal, then the normal intake may or may not correspond to a local maximum. If it does not, then mild starving ought to increase life expectancy a bit. Of course, it tells us nothing about the global behavior, including significant restriction.
Oh, and I’m not sure what you meant about upvoting/downvoting. Not that it matters.