Peter Attia· MD
So let's start at age 50. You lose 20%. It takes 20% more pressure to stimulate these receptors >> now versus when I was 20. >> Correct? So, as we age, the sensitivity of the receptors decreases.
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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.
So let's start at age 50. You lose 20%. It takes 20% more pressure to stimulate these receptors >> now versus when I was 20. >> Correct? So, as we age, the sensitivity of the receptors decreases.
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When we go from 50 to 85, at 85, we now have 75% decreased sensitivity to these receptors.