Andrew Huberman· PhD
You've got this prescription drug Metformin, and then you've got berberine, this stuff from tree bark, and they have effects that are essentially equivalent to one another.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
You've got this prescription drug Metformin, and then you've got berberine, this stuff from tree bark, and they have effects that are essentially equivalent to one another.
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berberine is also a mitochondrial toxin really yeah berberine is an analog of met foran so so it's a complex one inhibitor is it really wow I didn't know that