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noechtwoow t1_jbzeq74 wrote

Reply to comment by wildfire98 in University of Virginia scientists have identified a calorie-restriction pathway that extends the lifespan of worms and yeast by reducing levels of glycerol. by shadesofaltruism

The point of the paper itself is not that “decreasing toxic byproducts of fat could make you feel better and live longer” but that the increased expression of adh-1 (which was not known to play a role in clearing byproducts of fat metabolism afaik) is sufficient and necessary to extend lifespan

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