Methionine-supplemented low-protein longevity diet

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Funders: National Institute on Aging and 2 more

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Fat mass

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Methionine-supplemented low-protein longevity diet decreases fat mass in mice.
“low-protein longevity diet, modeling the traditional Mediterranean and Okinawan diets but supplemented with methionine (LDMM), reduced fat mass and frailty”
Animals
Methionine-supplemented longevity diet increases growth hormone, GLP-1, and FGF21; reduces frailty; and promotes healthspan
Cell metabolismJun 23, 2026

Frailty

downin mice1

1 study

Methionine-supplemented low-protein longevity diet decreases frailty in mice.
“low-protein longevity diet, modeling the traditional Mediterranean and Okinawan diets but supplemented with methionine (LDMM), reduced fat mass and frailty”
Animals
Methionine-supplemented longevity diet increases growth hormone, GLP-1, and FGF21; reduces frailty; and promotes healthspan
Cell metabolismJun 23, 2026

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Cell MetabolismJun 24

Methionine-supplemented longevity diet increases growth hormone, GLP-1, and FGF21; reduces frailty; and promotes healthspan

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