The CR Society International (CRSI
) is a
nonprofit
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501(c)(3)
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organization that was previously known as the CR Society or Calorie Restriction Society.
In 1994,
Brian M. Delaney,
Lisa Walford, and
Roy Walford
Roy Lee Walford, M. D. (June 29, 1924 – April 27, 2004) was a professor of pathology at University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, a leading advocate of calorie restriction for life extension and health improvement, and a crew m ...
, along with several others, founded CR Society International. The group sponsors conferences and funds anti-aging research.
See also
*
CRON-diet The CRON-diet (Calorie Restriction with Optimal Nutrition) is a nutrient-rich, reduced calorie diet developed by Roy Walford, Lisa Walford, and Brian M. Delaney. The CRON-diet involves calorie restriction in the hope that the practice will improve ...
Further reading
* Conniff, Richard (February 16, 2017)
"The Hunger Gains: Extreme Calorie-Restriction Diet Shows Anti-Aging Results"* Lauth, Kimberly (October 21, 2009)
"Calorie restriction: fountain of youth or dangerous diet?"Should you severely restrict calories? CNN Interview with Brian M. Delaney* Seligman, Katherine (September 2, 2007) ''
San Francisco Chronicle
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"Iron Will: Can a diet of a quarter fewer calories than a body needs lead Boomers to that ever elusive fountain of youth?"
References
External links
Calorie Restriction Society International
Medical and health organizations based in North Carolina
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