Bryan Johnson· Author
while in adolescent mice the protocol exerted no positive effects, and led to disrupted blood sugar control due to impaired maturation of the pancreatic β cells.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
while in adolescent mice the protocol exerted no positive effects, and led to disrupted blood sugar control due to impaired maturation of the pancreatic β cells.
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