Comments on: It’s a dog’s life

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:32:28 +0000

Interesting comment Percy, but, just sit one moment, while I throw you something to chew, this was a comparative study between two groups of the same breed of dog, labradors as it happens. One set were on a standard diet, the other on a 25% reduced diet. Both sets got the same amount of daily exercise as each other, with the exception of Rex who sat on his lardy arse day in day out licking his nuts and eating doggy choc drops. (Outlived the lot of them!)

By: Percy

Percy — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:54:58 +0000

As a dog myself, I read with interest the news that if I reduce my diet I could live a longer life. I wonder though if the increased life expectancy has anything to do with dogs often doing more exercise than people. You don’t find a dog sitting in front of an XBox 360 with a pizza and a few beers.

By: Mick Jones

Mick Jones — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:09:17 +0000

According to another paper in J. Nutr. (137:1078-1086, April 2007) we cannot realistically extrapolate the long-term effects of calorie restriction in animals to humans. John Speakman and Catherine Hambly of the University of Aberdeen point out that, "The feasibility of restricting intake in humans for many decades without long-term support is questionable." They also say that "what is unclear from animal studies is whether taking drugs that suppress appetite will generate the same impact on longevity or whether the neuroendocrine correlates of hunger play an integral role in mediating caloric restriction's effects."

By: Photographer

Photographer — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:32:14 +0000

My thinking of dogs is completely different. I think dog is the clevers animal and it’s place is not near the human.

By: DV82XL

DV82XL — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:18:06 +0000

Don’t eat, don’t smoke, don’t drink – are they sure that we will live longer, or that it will just feel like it.