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I've yet to see any evidence on the effects of calorie restriction on humans. Mice are quite different from us, and all evidence on calorie restriction I've seen was done on mice.
Also, there is no just how long you live, but also life quality. We know the brain is a massive consumer of calories. We know that when people are even in light hypoglycemia, their reflexes and cognitive abilities go down. I never saw any study on the effects of calorie restriction to attention, reflexes and cognitive abilities.
Evidence on humans can be found through here, and extensive discussion on evidence in macaques can be found here (although I recommend reading the whole discussion and/or the study; the root comments are less informed than the leaf comments).