Andrew Huberman· PhD
I’m definitely not a fan of Metformin but I’m not looking to reduce blood sugar or weight.
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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.
I’m definitely not a fan of Metformin but I’m not looking to reduce blood sugar or weight.
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I don't take metformin because expert colleagues of mine, including Dr. Peter Attia, have come on this podcast. In fact, we did a collaboration journal club podcast that we'll provide a link to in the show note captions during which we, meaning mainly Peter, reviewed the peer-reviewed data on metformin and lifespan. And at least to my understanding, at present, there isn't sufficient data to support taking metformin for increasing lifespan.
So that's why I don't take it.
I do not take metformin. And I also don't take what some people call the poor man's version of metformin, which is berberine.