Khurram Hashmi has drastically cut the calories he consumes ââ?¬â? eating mostly salads and raw vegetables ââ?¬â? in the hopes of living a longer, better life. But he’s hungry almost all the time.
ââ?¬Å?That’s something for me that has never gone away, but it is easier to accept now,ââ?¬Â says Hashmi, 37. He says he used to cheat, but not anymore. The hunger tells him that the diet’s working, he says.
ââ?¬Å?It is the only nutritional regimen thought to retard aging,ââ?¬Â says Richard Weindruch at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His studies have suggested that middle-aged mice can start the diet and still get the longevity benefit.