Cloudhands
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Disclaimer: Im not as scientifically literate as you.
A thought i had was the connection possibly between CR and dehydration both contributing to longevity. From my days in the past of watching clickbait thomas delauer videos about dry fasting (fasting for a few days without even drinking water), i recalled that one mechanism that was explained was that in the absence of water, fat cells were broken down and used to make water (using the hydrogen and oxygen i think, somehow LOL). and CR obviously causes an appreciative loss in fat because of a caloric deficit. I think its pretty common knowledge that being a low body fat % contributes to longevity, but i guess my question is wether theres a route of achieving low BF that contributes to the highest quality of life. Starving oneself of food and water sounds like a terrible time, but perhaps just raising metabolism as peat suggests is the best way to go about things.
A thought i had was the connection possibly between CR and dehydration both contributing to longevity. From my days in the past of watching clickbait thomas delauer videos about dry fasting (fasting for a few days without even drinking water), i recalled that one mechanism that was explained was that in the absence of water, fat cells were broken down and used to make water (using the hydrogen and oxygen i think, somehow LOL). and CR obviously causes an appreciative loss in fat because of a caloric deficit. I think its pretty common knowledge that being a low body fat % contributes to longevity, but i guess my question is wether theres a route of achieving low BF that contributes to the highest quality of life. Starving oneself of food and water sounds like a terrible time, but perhaps just raising metabolism as peat suggests is the best way to go about things.