Cell Biologist Discusses Mitochondrial Effects of GLP-1 - “It Does More than Reduce Appetite”
Thomas DeLauer — Cell Biologist Discusses Mitochondrial Effects of GLP-1 - “It Does More than Reduce Appetite”
Channel: Thomas DeLauer · Our label: Nutrition & fasting creator · Source: youtube.com/watch?v=iX1urPIeOjw
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There’s some evidence for sort of anti-inflammatory effects independent of the caloric consumption at least that’s what’s claimed from GLP-1 agonists um which we would expect could have positive benefits in the context of aging. Well, I think first I’ll start with what I haven’t seen but really needs to be done are sort of the basic experiments asking whether or not GLP-1 agonists can increase lifespan and health span in animals. That’s kind of fundamental to how I think if we’re going to study aging. We need to know does this intervention impact…
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- There’s some evidence for sort of anti-inflammatory effects independent of the caloric consumption at least that’s what’s claimed from GLP-1 agonists um which we would expect could have positive benefits in the context of aging.
- Well, I think first I’ll start with what I haven’t seen but really needs to be done are sort of the basic experiments asking whether or not GLP-1 agonists can increase lifespan and health span in animals.
- there’s some evidence for sort of anti-inflammatory effects independent of the caloric consumption.
- But I’m sort of, you know, again, in the absence of any data, I’m pretty bullish on the possibility that GLP1 agonists could actually positively modulate the biology of aging and have effects on health span, potentially lifespan.
- Could there be effects and and there’s evidence for sure for the GLP1 agonists for like uh potential effects on other types of addictive behavior in people taking GLP1 agonists.
- I think the way I sort of view GLP1 agonists is they are a really useful tool to help people get started on the path towards improved health.
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