Rhonda Patrick· PhD
So spermidine has the capacity to induce autophagy when it is taken up with fruit or with the drinking water when we take mice. It can also be injected, of course. It is produced by our microbiota.
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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 spermidine has the capacity to induce autophagy when it is taken up with fruit or with the drinking water when we take mice. It can also be injected, of course. It is produced by our microbiota.
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