Dr. Roy Walford

[crimmit]

there is proof he had ALS, thats what he died of.

weather or not he got it from being inside BIO2 is still unknown.

[hmf2970]

There is no solid proof that he got the Lou Gehrig's Disease, if anyone is susggesting this, because he lived in Biosphere II. In fact the cause of this disease is not 100% clear to anyone yet.

[adrygarcia]

a very very important think, is to exercice your body every day, I believe is not only about diet, exercice your body 30 min each day is a very very very important factor in health and longevity..

[gespilk]

I wonder who continues his research?

[Whatever4690]

Such a pity he tryed so hard and yet failed.

[mexman48]

What a moron this doctor was. I knew all along (even before he died) that sugar is good for you. Salt is good for you too. This calorie restriction diet is a load of crap and the proof is that this moron is dead. I don´t think this asshole is in heaven now: mocking the deadly sins. What a pointless life of this moron. We should strive not to live a very long life. Instead we should live each and every day in the fullest,  healthiest possible way. all things come added. Included a long life

[ozwaldp]

@mexman48 Walford died of AML (better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease), a form of Muscular Dystrophy. He contracted it when he lived in Biosphere II during the mid-1980's. Other people contracted it too. I have viewed several of his videos and read two of his books. While I totally agree with you on living life each day to the fullest, some of us contract diseases even while living like that. I have had cancer and diabetes that is more genetically related than anything I could do health wise.

[Entropy56]

LOL! The bald actor at 5:14 looks like Dr. Roy Walford. Was this some sort of joke?

[TransexualTriumphs]

the regular diet fed mouse looked fatter then the average house mouse (we have had and still have house mice and I don't remember them being that thick) probably didn't get much of a chance to exercise in the lab?

Good video. I liked how it ended with his "death"--makes you go hmmm, 80 years. . .

[advancedatheist]

Caloric restriction works in the lab because scientists can control a lot of the variables. The mice come from genetically uniform strains, live in clean environments, eat carefully measured and formulated foods, don't have to fight each other for dominance, don't get infectious diseases from each other, etc. Humans living "in the wild," by contrast, each varying diets, suffer from stressful social encounters, pick up colds, the flu or food poisoning, etc. Hence CR might not work in humans.

[RubberWilbur]

@advancedatheist Mice live in a more dormant environment (less active) which has been proven to shorten life span.

[Jazzylou1996]

@advancedatheist CR does work in humans. One only has to look at older Okinawans. They have the highest number of centurains per 100k population then anywhere on the planet. The numbers get even more disproprtionate when you drop to 90 year olds. Younger okinawans eathing american diets are dieing at the same rate as us.

[rick53000]

ALS will kill anyone no matter how healthy you are. He may have proven that ALS will not be stoped by a healthy restrictive diet. I still believe in his research to extend humans life span. I've follow his diet somewhat for years and only time will tell. Remember this...we know junk food will kill some of us with heart desease...yet I don't see the majority of people avoiding junk food. So when the restrictive diet is proven without doubt...will most people follow the diet? Probably NOT!

[lazur1]

Roy died at 79 of ALS. His strongest supporters believe the disease would have killed him sooner on a more traditional diet. Less dedicated supporters believe ALS is unrelated to diet. Detractors believe this is an attempt to rationalize any cause of death as unrelated to diet. But there's another possibilty; perhaps in his unique situation, Wolford's diet took years -off- of his life.

[wolfekeeper]

Maybe. OTOH, he started on the diet quite late in his life as these things go. You really want to go on the diet about the age of 20.

[lazur1]

Not so much "on the other hand" as part of the whole: A valid point. If RW started young, he may have intercepted his health issues. Twenty's a fair average. I'd add sporadic restriction through the teens, (and of course a better than typical childhood diet),to 'shut off' those 'bad genes' as soon as possible. Nonetheless, there are many situations when lean mass wasting is the underlying cause hastening death. Added calories in such cases can do more good than harm.

[lazur1]

Comparing cooped-up neurotic mice is meaningless.  Wild mice have been compared to CR mice: The wild mice are stronger and more active.

[wtaylor0]

Sitting at a computer in a cubicle all day, I'm a cooped-up neurotic human.