/sci/ - Science & Math

While there has been a lot of recent research in fasting/caloric restriction's impact on longevity, this new study just came out that confirms some older data that a slightly higher BMI---even going into the overweight range---may increase lifespan:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210202085451.htm
>People who start adulthood with a body mass index (BMI) in the normal range and move later in life to being overweight - but never obese - tend to live the longest, a new study suggests. Adults in this category lived longer than even those whose BMI stayed in the normal range throughout their life. Those who started adulthood as obese and continued to add weight had the highest mortality rate.

Thoughts on this? Should I continue to do intermittent fasting? Or should I gradually add on some pounds to get into the group with the longest lifespan from this study? While many animal studies have connected caloric restriction to a longer lifespan, this has yet to be confirmed in a human student.