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Sex or immortality? Scientists argue cons of longevity diet
Do we have to choose between sex and immortality?
It’s half of a fascinating medical debate about Caloric Restriction diets. Heart function improves, arteries lose plaque, blood pressure drops, bone density increases, according to Paul McGlothin, and it also lowers the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. (”Usually making only slight changes will unleash a flood of benefits.”)
But science writer Athena Andreadis argues the animal studies are flawed, and that at best animals are switching from the joy of “reproductive” mode to survival mode…
