| What do you think of the CR diet? |
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sara
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Posted: 13 Apr 2008 05:46 pm |
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Just wondering what anyone thinks of calorie restriction diets. I've been reading about them in news a lot. The idea is that eating 25% less that what your body needs but still getting all your vitamins will make you live longer and be healthier. So even though science has only shown this works in mice, bugs and monkeys, (not people) there are a bunch of people going on CR diets. Some people think it's just another form of eating disorder. If you haven't heard of this just google it, you will get tons of info.
Last edited on 13 Apr 2008 05:47 pm by sara
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zenobia
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Posted: 14 Apr 2008 01:10 am |
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well, when you think about it, calorie restriction is really the only way you can lose wieght. it's all about cals in vs. cas out. granted, you are going a bit more than what's suggested (25% rather than the 15-20%), but aside from that, just about every diet you see is calorie restriction. all those pre portioned meals (nutrasystem, etc...) is just cr- your portions are limited and you only eat what is on the plan...
how does it not work on people? oh, you mean about the longer life thing (yes, it works on people- i am proof- if you are speaking of weight loss)... and if you restrict your cals, you are porbably going to eat healthier anyway, which leads to better health, better cholestorol, blood pressure, reduced risk of cancer, etc....
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Nir
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Posted: 14 Apr 2008 07:19 am |
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1) different people do CR to different extents, anything from 10% to 40% may be appropriate to an individual.
2) when an individual who still has some weight to lose is doing CR, they ensure that they are losing a maximum of 1lb per week. If they are losing more quickly than that they adjust calories up as slow weight loss is preferred.
3) It is easy to tell who is doing CR and who is anorexic: The anorexic is not monitoring the intake of all their micronutrients, they are just starving themselves. A CR practitioner is primarily concerned with their current health and future longevity
4) another unique thing about CR people is that they are interested in scientific research
to learn more, visit the Calorie Restriction society's website at http://www.calorierestriction.org
In general I plan to follow it in the future. When I'm sure I've reached my goal weight and determined my maintenance level it would make sense to have a modest restriction (say 10%) to my bets for a healthier life. I'm not doing it at the moment as I'm trying to establish my true maintenance level.
Incidentally, calorie restriction can be compatible with Eat To Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman and I was first turned on to CR when reading posts on n eat-2-live mailing list by an eat-2-liver who is also a CR practitioner.
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suenos
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Posted: 15 Apr 2008 01:46 am |
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I visted the linked website (it was interesting, thank you) as well as read a couple of articles about CR recently ....and basically came away feeling it's just not for me personally. Not so much because of the lifelong calorie restriction part (although partly that because longevity or no, I'm not interested in lowering my metabolism)....but mostly because I'm not convinced that the benefits to that ultra degree of daily food micro-management are great enough to make it worthwhile - again strictly for me.
About the "is it another form an eating disorder" question. I have mixed feelings about that. I think that for most CR practicitioners it is simply a way of life they find both satisfying and beneficial. I imagine that for someone with a naturally analytical midset it could actually be satisfying lifestyle. But I do think that for a small segment of practicitioners (who are possibly already predisposed to having an eating disorder and might take any food plan to its extreme limits), that CR could become a mask for that disorder in the guise of "healthy eating"
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