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Personal anecdote : I always ate little and spend most of my life underweight. I look extremely young for my age. I estimate I rarely eat more than 1500 kcal a day

When I think about it, most visibly underweight people I know tend to look young. Does anyone have the same observation?

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Humm not really. In my perception, as you age and lose collagen, it seems to be that thinner people tend to show more wrinkled skin on their faces.

A good example to me is Anthony Bourdain. Here's a picture of him in 2014 and four years later:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain#/media/File:A...

http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/anthony-bourdain-comic-book-hun...

Don't believe four years alone does that to someone's face skin.

He doesn't look terrible for being over 60. Don't forget that the restaurant industry is a stressful job with long hours, and he's known for his incessant smoking, drinking, and drug use. Neither of those things lead to a youthful appearance.

Not saying he looks terrible for his age. Just the fact that his face looks way more wrinkled and the biggest factor seems to be weight loss, as not so many years have passed from one photo to another. Also, he doesn't work in the restaurant industry for a long time and enjoys what seems to be a very comfortable life doing nice TV shows.

https://www.instagram.com/anthonybourdain

I'm guessing it's less comfortable than you're led to believe from the TV show.

Inverse, Skinny all my life until I was around 21, then started steadily (slowly) gaining weight. Now I'm classified as "Overweight" but I'm not outwardly fat looking.

However, I do look quite old for my age, I'm 28 and could easily pass for 35. I had/have a high metabolism all my life.

I lost ten kilos last year and my friends have been asking me how I managed to look like I'm getting younger while they are getting older (for the record, I'm also in my mid-thirties and one of the few who has yet to have children).

Yes, I have the same observation. I do my own version of "intermittent fasting" diet since 3 years ago and I get the same observation from people, they say I look younger. I feel great :)

Based on your height & gender, 1500 kcal is either a normal caloric intake or a significant deficit.

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