Aster E. Pijning
Sep 6, 2018 · 1 min read

The underlying molecular mechanisms for metformin’s possibly protective effect on aging have to do with normalizing (glucose) metabolism. The same effect can be achieved by caloric restriction and intermittent fasting. These are topics of current research and much more promising. That last sentence is my opinion. However I work as a molecular biologist in a center for obesity and metabolomics and this is the general consensus.

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