▁possible ▁to ▁prevent ▁prem ature ▁old ▁age ▁by ▁cons uming ▁a ▁di et ▁largely ▁of ▁milk ▁products , ▁brown ▁bread , ▁fruit ▁and ▁veget ables . ▁Lor and ▁argued ▁against ▁a ▁strict ▁veget arian ▁di et , ▁" true ▁veget ari ans ▁frequently ▁present ▁a ▁pale , ▁un he alth y ▁and ▁prem ature ly ▁aged ▁appearance ". ▁Instead , ▁he ▁promoted ▁an ▁o vo - la ct o ▁veget arian ▁di et ▁( a ▁veget arian ▁di et ▁with ▁eggs ▁and ▁milk ). ▁▁ ▁Lor and ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁meat ▁is ▁only ▁benef icial ▁for ▁youth s ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁growth . ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁adult s ▁should ▁ab st ain ▁from ▁cons uming ▁meat . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁" a ▁milk - eg g - ve get able ▁di et ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁most ▁rational ▁for ▁man kind ." ▁Lor and ▁recommended ▁people ▁to ▁drink ▁water ▁or ▁their ▁skin ▁will ▁suffer ▁from ▁prem ature ▁wr ink ling . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Old ▁Age ▁De ferred ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁Old ▁Age ▁De ferred ▁( first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ), ▁Lor and ▁documented ▁h yg ien ic ▁and ▁th era pe ut ic ▁measures ▁to ▁post p one ▁old ▁age . ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁old ▁age ▁resulted ▁from ▁the ▁" de gener ation ▁of ▁the ▁du ct less ▁( end ocr ine ) ▁g lands ) ". ▁The ▁book ▁went ▁through ▁four ▁print ings ▁within ▁fifteen ▁months ▁of ▁appearing