I read a chimp study that showed CR chimps lived longer but had terrible quality of life compared to the fat happy sly contented ad libitum eaters. That suggests it's a tradeoff between living longer slowly and living faster richly.
Or living at all: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2009/07/calorie-restrictive-eating-for-longer.html
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Okay. Is the central point correct?
The central point of that review? No, I don't think so. It is apparent from the ongoing rhesus monkey study that the calorie-restricted animals are much healthier and suffer fewer age-related frailties than the ad-libs.
Regarding CR showing up among blue zones or among the world's oldest people, I think the Okinawans are a fine example of mild-moderate CR in practice.