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It's more of a hypothesis paper by a retired scientist. Bruce Ames, the author used to do experiments on vitamin and mineral deficiencies in animals 20+ years
by jmk343 8y ago
It's more of a hypothesis paper by a retired scientist. Bruce Ames, the author used to do experiments on vitamin and mineral deficiencies in animals 20+ years ago. What he found was things like increased DNA strand breaks. Nothing positive was found in terms of longevity or healthspan when supplementing excess anti-oxidants. It's possible to search Ames B[author] on pubmed to see his old publications.
"Maybe some these things would extend healthspan if people have a less than optimal diet."
...or that maybe some novel and expensive things might have small health impacts. Not that they do otherwise, or that there is rigorous experiments demonstrating so.
I think some people are eagerly clamoring to supplement based on this list, which is just fueling the 30bn dollar a year supplement industry.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/style/wellness-industrial-complex.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/style/wellness-industrial...
Why not fund basic research into age related disease instead?
i.e.
[
https://www.lifespan.io/the-rejuvenation-roadmap/ https://www.lifespan.io/the-rejuvenation-roadmap/,
http://dogagingproject.com http://dogagingproject.com,
http://sens.org http://sens.org
]
- snarf 8y agoBruce Ames is a renowned scientist, but he also has an anti-aging nutritional supplement company on the side named Juvenon.
- baccheion 8y agoDNA damage and declining DHEA levels are said to be excessive due to chronic magnesium insufficiency/deficiency. Also, as the body releases magnesium when ready to unroll inflammation, deficiency can result in impaired clearance. Even acne is often prevented by sufficient vitamin D + magnesium.