<p>calorie restrction doesnt prolong your life necessarily. the founder of the theory died at like 75. plus theres a milion other factors to consider, form accidents to cancer. and you're not enjoying life restricting calories. better to be fat and happy thn skinny and miserable</p>
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<p>It's abnormal in 20th century America. But it certainly wouldn't be abnormal centuries ago.</p>
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calorie restrction doesnt prolong your life necessarily. the founder of the theory died at like 75. plus theres a milion other factors to consider, form accidents to cancer. and you're not enjoying life restricting calories. better to be fat and happy thn skinny and miserable
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<p>(a) the founder of (one of the theory's proponents) died from ALS, which cannot be controlled via calorie restriction. It's true, calorie restriction won't save you from some forms of death. However, it will help you with respect to many forms of death, ESPECIALLY the most common causes of death (heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes). And yes, there is a correlation between obesity and cancer, though not a particularly strong one.</p>
<p>(b) I don't need to enjoy life through food. If you need food to enjoy life, you seriously need to consider whether you're really enjoying your primary activities. A number of scientists who really enjoyed what they did (Paul Erdos, Marie Curie) saw BOTH sleep and food as time-wasters.</p>
<p>America is obsessed with food. Goes to explain why so many are meat-eaters. I don't subscribe to animal rights, but meat is incredibly wasteful and uneconomical (it drains the country of lands that could be used otherwise - since the vast majority of crops like corn can be used to feed animals)</p>
<p>haha centuries ago the average human was smaller in stature due to lack of nutrition...our awareness of nutrition in the last century has caused us to become taller and stronger on average and increased life expectancy...even in the past decade the average height of Asian people has slightly increased due to better nutrition...if i were you i would get growth hormones, drink protein shakes, and start lifting weights because those numbers seem sickly and could cause problems if you are seriously ill in the future....and don't do calorie restriction unless your are obese...are you sure you are not anorexic?</p>
<p>alright your choice but life's basic pleasures are food, sleep, and sex. and a stiff alcoholic beverage to top it off.</p>
<p>South Asian, look older than my age. ~2-3 years.</p>
<p>There is hope for the short men of the world!</p>
<p>I just finished talking to a female friend who is 5'8" and here's what she says:</p>
<p>"[My boyfriend]'s a good half inch shorter than me, and when i wear my 3" heels i tower above him. it's loveeeellly. you just have to find a girl that doesn't mind sometimes taking the role of dominatrix."</p>
<p>there you have it. All you have to do is find a girl who likes being in control. Although this is somewhat emasculating at times, it can also be pretty fun (and great in bed).</p>
<p>And, of course, as my (5 foot tall) Japanese teacher once said:</p>
<p>"Some men like being dominated. My husband, for example."</p>
<p>I dated an 18-year-old when I was 15. I think that the reason was probably because she wanted someone to dominate and I was the cute, young-looking person to do so to.</p>
<p>How can you even detect half an inch difference in height?</p>
<p>lift weights so you can make small and medium shirts look good if you have an older lookin tan body it can make up for a young face</p>
<p>Um no facial hair by age 18 isn't abnormal. There are plenty of people I know like that. A lot of people just get some goat hairs and light peach fuzz, but it doesn't indicate a testosterone deficiency. Some people at my school had 5 o clock shadows at 15 and some still have baby faces at 18-19. If you don't have to shave regularly by the time you're graduating college start to worry. Sure it can be embarassing, but some people are late bloomers.</p>
<p>And considering I work out, have a reasonably masculine voice and am at an above average height, not shaving is definitely not a testosterone deficiency.</p>
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<p>How does working out relate to testosterone?</p>
<p>And how many males work out anyways?</p>
<p>InquilineKea, you missed my point entirely. I was saying that if I work out (and therefore I have a reasonable amount of muscle mass as my testosterone responds adequately to my weightlifting), am at a normal height for my age, and have a masculine voice then that eliminates the possibility that it is a testosterone deficiency. People in my class are like this as well and have little facial hair. It is one of the last things to develop. It is normal to not develop a full beard until the 20s</p>
<p>besides you can increase testosteorne and HGH through weightlifting so the dude who said "what does it have to do with weightlifting? short answer ....everything</p>