Five popular ways to extend life turned out to be useless

Doctors debunk the "youth pill" myth: no popular supplement can extend life.

As reported by TUT.AZ with reference to Marie Claire, leading specialists in preventive medicine — Hugh Coyne, Mohammed Enayat, and Micah Engel — made a strong statement, urging people not to fall for the marketing promises of "anti-aging" product manufacturers.

Foreign experts stated that to date, there is no convincing scientific evidence for the effectiveness of supplements containing nicotinamide riboside (NR), nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), as well as widely advertised dietary supplements based on resveratrol, spermidine, quercetin, and collagen. The same fate befell vitamin IV drips and peptides, which have become a true cult among biohackers — their ability to slow aging has never received scientific confirmation.

Gadgets also came under fire from the doctors: smartwatches and fitness trackers do indeed help monitor body metrics, but they don't make anyone healthier on their own, and in some cases only fuel anxiety.

The experts' main conclusion turned out to be extremely simple: no expensive procedures or supplements can replace adequate sleep, a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and giving up bad habits.