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Does Resveratrol reverse aging?
LisaCovington
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From Forbes:
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The gruesome march of aging and death is considered an inescapable fact of life. But with everything we’ve learned about our molecular inner-workings, does aging have to be inevitable?
The search for a cure to aging is as old as humanity itself. An ancient Chinese alchemist in search of the “elixir of long life” ironically ended up creating gunpowder, the worst man-made purveyor of death.
Recent attempts, such as the supplement resveratrol, have produced similarly lack-luster results. As I mentioned in a previous article, the best-known means of preventing aging and death today is caloric-restriction, or eating fewer calories and from healthier foods (exercise is a close second).
But what if there were a pill that could mimic the effects of calorie restriction without us actually having to eat less? Rob Fried, CEO of ChromaDex, believes his company has found just that.
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This was, in fact, my article that you quoted. It was about NAD supplementation, not resveratrol. There are legitimate concerns about resveratrol’s bio availability, and meta-analyses have revealed resveratrol does not have an effect on human health.
More research is required, especially long-term expensive clinical trials, To establish whether other compounds like NAD do indeed increase longevity.