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High-amino-acid diet

Intervention

1 paper2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • 1 finding against
  • Funders: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung and 2 more
  • Model organisms1

Outcomes

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Lifespan

no changein L. humile1downin L. humile1

1 study

  1. High-amino-acid diet has no effect on lifespan in L. humile.

    “but had no effect on infected ants”

    Model organismsinfected ants

    Fungal infection alters collective nutritional intake of ant colonies

    Current biology : CB1 Feb 2024

  2. High-amino-acid diet shortens lifespan in L. humile.

    “the optimal fungal diet reduced the lifespan of healthy ants when compared with a high-carbohydrate diet”

    Model organismshealthy ants

    Fungal infection alters collective nutritional intake of ant colonies

    Current biology : CB1 Feb 2024

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