Metformin was previously considered a potential longevity drug with generally low side effects.

“people used to talk about metformin this diabetes drug as potentially the longevity drug that this may be the way to live a lot longer healthier.”

“and then the other piece that we're going to cover is going to be kind of looking at some metformin data and kind of thinking about how you're thinking about that drug in particular not so much as for people who are diabetics but more so for those who are in the camp of kind of taking it as a zero protective longevity agent”

“I mean I probably get asked that question almost as much as I'm asked any question outside of do I mean people definitely want to know if you should be consuming do but but after that it's metform”