Not sure about shortening life span. I do know that power feeding corn snakes will cause them to grow faster in total length but they will develop a condition that I know of as having "pin-heads." Their bodies will grow but their heads will never reach fill size. Either way, power feeding is not healthy for your animal as it will increase fat reserves, and from what I know, fat females are more likely to become egg bound, which is a life threatening issue.
If females are too fat they will slug out too. They need extra fat, but not obesity
Ryan Hatmaker - Hatmaker Reptiles-
Colubrids and Sand Boas
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