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Article: The CR Way: using the secrets of calorie restriction for a longer, healthier life.(Calorie Restriction)(Recipe)
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- Life Extension
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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Forget about deprivation or starvation. In their book The CR Way, Paul McGlothin and Meredith Averill describe the abundant benefits of providing the body with less dietary energy, that is, fewer calories than it is used to getting, without sacrificing the enjoyment of food. Paul and Meredith are not only firm believers in but also dedicated practitioners of "CR," Calorie Restriction. What they advocate is eating delicious, nutrient-dense food that delivers maximum nutrition per calorie, which is the opposite of empty calories. Their calorie-restricted diet is based on decades of research, including recent studies from the National Institute on Aging, Harvard University, ...