Schadenfreude

The less animals eat the longer they live, could it be possible for humans to extent their lives by reducing caloric intake? The Economist says a soon to be published Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism Marc Hellerstein suggests this very fact. Suggesting that restricting calories reduces cell division and thus increases life's longevity. Now that researchers have found a way to measure cell division via water. Not just any water but heavy water. Heavy water contains an extra neutron so while it behaves the same chemically as normal water, the mice fed a diet with heavy water can have the amount of DNA measured by extracting the DNA and weighing it. And by inference they can identify how much cell division had occurred. A reduction of just 5% of calories can result in significant gains in longevity. But restrictive caloric intake should occur with regular fasting. Turns out many animals tend to binge and starve on regular cycles. Sounds biblical.