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Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial

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Re: Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial

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I can't open this link but I wonder if the weight loss or the medicine itself is performing the anti-aging

I was just researching this myself before investing in LLY.

For cardiovascular health, they see benefits even with people who are at a healthy BMI, which suggests therapeutic effects beyond just losing weight.

Re: Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial

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post #2

I can't open this link but I wonder if the weight loss or the medicine itself is performing the anti-aging

I was just researching this myself before investing in LLY. For cardiovascular health, they see benefits even with people who are at a healthy BMI, which suggests therapeutic effects beyond just losing weight.

Very interesting! Thanks for chiming in.

Re: Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial

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This isn’t really surprising at all IMO, but it’s nice that it’s been confirmed.

> “The researchers believe semaglutide’s anti-aging properties stem from its effects on fat distribution and metabolic health. Excess fat around organs triggers the release of pro-aging molecules that alter DNA methylation in key aging-related genes. By reducing this harmful fat accumulation and preventing low-grade inflammation - both major drivers of epigenetic aging - semaglutide appears to create a more youthful biological environment.“

In other words, being medically obese ages your body quite a bit, its stresses out your body with inflammation, etc. Taking Ozempic helps people lose weight, which also reduces inflammation. This is sort of like saying we proved rain (usually) increases humidity lol. A very obvious finding.

The article even says “ Randy Seeley from the University of Michigan Medical SchoolView company profile expressed little surprise at the findings” :)

Re: Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial

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Any study which uses epigenetic clocks can be discarded. There is to my knowledge no test which produces reliably measurements which don't have big error bars. The only conclusion this study can really make is: Ozempic changes the 'thing' which the epigenetic clock test also measured.
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