Anyway I doubt very much that CR will get much further funding for additional long term studies due to this finding, so we'll never know. Even when the Wisconsin study reports in a few years, people will still point to this NIA study and say CR doesn't work for longevity.
Scottknl I disagree with you on this point. Interest in CR will continue to increase because it works. Even rank amateurs knows that one study doesn't invalidate dozens of others.
The NIA study will help researchers produce better studies in the future.
The most important take away I got from the NIA study is that confinement or an extreme sedentary lifestyle might counteract or diminish the effects of CR. If this study convinces CRONies that they should eat an extra 100 or 200 calories per day and use it for exercise and to build/retain muscle mass it will probably end up being a bonus for their health.
Edited by DR01D, 19 September 2012 - 01:21 AM.