BSO Compound Mimics Diet-Induced Fat Loss Without Cutting Food Intake
BUFFALO, NY — May 13, 2025 — A new #research paper was #published in Aging (Aging-US) Volume 17, Issue 4, on April 7, 2025, titled “Pharmacological recapitulation of the lean phenotype induced by the lifespan-extending sulfur amino acid-restricted diet.” In this study, the research team, led by first author Naidu B. Ommi and corresponding author Sailendra N. Nichenametla from the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science Inc., investigated whether the drug buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) could replicate the effects of sulfur amino acid restriction (SAAR), a challenging diet known to…
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