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What experts have said about Calorie restriction

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  1. Calorie restriction is the best-established way to prevent aging across many animal species.

    It's calorie restriction that is the oldest, truest best proven way to prevent aging In a wide variety of animal species.

    Listen at 32:46

    Open the episode · Essentials: Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health | Dr. Chris Palmer
  2. David SinclairNeutralAug 24, 2026· Modern Wisdom

    No prospective placebo-controlled human trial proves calorie restriction extends lifespan

    there's no proof

    Listen at 36:50

    Open the episode · “Age Reversal Is Coming.” Inside The First Human Trials - Dr David Sinclair - #1141
  3. Daniel LiebermanNeutralAug 15, 2026· Modern Wisdom

    A controlled macaque study found no health or longevity benefit from calorie restriction.

    And guess what? No difference, zilch. In terms of health and longevity.

    Listen at 55:35

    Open the episode · Harvard Professor: “I Tried Every Diet. This Is By Far The Worst.” - Daniel Lieberman - #1137
  4. Daniel LiebermanNegativeAug 15, 2026· Modern Wisdom

    Evidence does not yet establish that calorie restriction extends human lifespan.

    the evidence so far doesn't exist. So you're taking another leap of faith. I'm sure it's generally healthy whether it'll help you live to be a hundred. Anybody who tells you that's the case is going beyond the evidence.

    Listen at 58:47

    Open the episode · Harvard Professor: “I Tried Every Diet. This Is By Far The Worst.” - Daniel Lieberman - #1137
  5. Reducing excessive energy intake can improve cognition.

    The most important thing, and I think this is where some of the benefits of caloric restriction happened in that trial compared to the mind diet, was that people's cognition improved just because they decreased their energy intake to a point that was more, was essentially what their brain needed

    Listen at 1:04:47

    Open the episode · Accelerate Learning & Increase Cognitive Capacity | Dr. Tommy Wood
  6. Long-term food restriction eventually drives increased calorie consumption

    at some point your hunger hormones and your body is just gonna drive you to consume more calories

    Listen at 16:10

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  7. Caloric restriction extends lifespan according to empirical data

    one of the only things that's ever been shown in actual, actual data to extend life is caloric restriction

    Listen at 38:00

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