A single hormone directs body's responses to low-protein diet: Mice live longer and lose weight while eating more when FGF21 is present - Science Daily

A single hormone appears to coordinate the lifespan extension produced by a low-protein diet. Low-protein diets produce beneficial metabolic effects in aged mice, improving metabolic health, reducing frailty, and extending lifespan. These beneficial effects w…

A single hormone appears to coordinate the lifespan extension produced by a low-protein diet.A new study from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, published in the journal Nature Communications, fo… [+3239 chars]

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