The temptation is to lower calories more and more to shed pounds faster. But that’s mortgaging your health, something YOU don’t do. But there are others who take calorie restriction to this extreme and those are the people I’m referring to.

I appreciate your concerns, but don’t take offense.

http://www.scientificpsychic.com/health/cron1.html

Tony

This is a most disappointing and insulting post. You obviously have no idea how many calories it takes to maintain a healthy weight if you think that 1800 is not calorie restricted. My partner weighs 115 at six feet tall and eats 1869 calories a day. We know because we weigh and measure every gram. You don’t have any clue until you do that. If you eat out at all, you are consuming many more calories than you think.

No one is trying to push CR as a weight loss diet. We’re not about weight loss: we’re about health and longevity. And we are… actually… healthy.

The tone of your post was really inconsistent with your normally respectful, thoughtful style.
If you had done a touch more research, you’d recognize that we in the CR Society are CONSTANTLY urging folks to monitor their nutrition on software, to make appointments with their doctor at least every year for blood tests, and to not lose weight too fast! Many of us also urge those on low fat diets to consume more fat! I increased my fat consumption (of unsaturated fats) greatly on CR. Now I eat nuts, olive oil, flax oil, and avocado.

Why don’t you go find someone else to pick on? Someone who is trying to get people to eat lowfat diets, perhaps, or someone who sells a product that competes with yours.

We’re not selling anything. We’re just taking care of ourselves and living in a way that works for us. Leave us alone.

april

And please don’t insult my intelligence by claiming I have “done little research.” Anyone who has listened to my podcast shows for any length of time over the past year KNOWS I live and breathe the studies.

Go back to ALL my shows in February 2007 which were EXCLUSIVELY on the research regarding livin’ la vida low-carb and I’ll accept your apology later.

Calorie restriction appears better than exercise at slowing primary aging
http://tinyurl.com/2b45cc

Calorie restriction in biosphere 2: alterations in physiologic, hematologic, hormonal, and biochemical parameters in humans restricted for a 2-year period.
http://tinyurl.com/ynkk6o

The effect on health of alternate day calorie restriction: eating less and more than needed on alternate days prolongs life.
http://tinyurl.com/364p7h

Monkeys on calorie restriction have more youthful and robust immune systems.
http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/17856/

CONGRATS on your health numbers (and, by the way, I eat a low-carb diet for health and not weight loss–that just happens to be a good side effect of this way of eating!), but again you are NOT a low-calorie zealot.

Please don’t confuse AN with CR, they are both completely different.

Great job, Jimmy.

My results have been remarkable, and so have almost every single person who have joined the CR society and done proper CRON.

Some of the results I have seen are:

Pulse 50bpm
Blood pressure 90/60
Glucose 77mg/dl
Total Cholesterol 109 mg/dl
Triglycerides oscillate between 35 - 53 mg/dl
CRP below

What I am concerned about are those people who go well below the 1200-calorie mark that is considered the MINIMUM calorie level for metabolic function and health. Sadly, many who do this suffer serious health complications that have been well-documented, including hair loss, dizzinessness and fatigue, as well as death.

Someone who chooses to artificially reduce their calories in an effort to improve their health may be misinformed and I would only urge them to take a look at all the research rather than mindlessly lowering their calories more and more.

THANK YOU again for sharing, John, and GREAT JOB on your success!