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WILLIAM HOLDEN wrote:
"Kiran" wrote in message
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Found this. How does it square with conventional wisdom that cats
should not go without food for more than a day or so?

When I worked in a vivarium several years back, I worked the "cat house"
for
a few months. It was standard procedure to withhold feed every Sunday.
The
official reason was that it was healthier for the animals to fast for 24
hours.

(snip)

According to the early scientific literature on longevity in regards to
Caloric Restriction and Adequate Nutrition or CRAN, by Walford and
Weindruch, animals fed every other day lived far longer than animals
fed every day.

(snip)

And a recent study
appears to support CRAN for humans, at least in the short run of a few
years going by a reduction in diseases.

Oh hell. Does this mean that I would be healthier and live longer if I were
not over weight? The next thing you'll tell me is that drinking a case of
beer every week end can adversely effect my health. :^)
Seriously though, do you know if there is a web reference to the study you
cited?

Thnkx,