{"id":37050,"date":"2025-07-04T03:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T03:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/37050\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T03:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T03:42:10","slug":"miracle-supplement-shown-to-mimic-effects-of-exercise-may-slow-down-ageing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/37050\/","title":{"rendered":"Miracle supplement shown to mimic effects of exercise may slow down ageing"},"content":{"rendered":"

A low-cost supplement could provide many of the health benefits of regular exercise without breaking a sweat, scientists have discovered.<\/p>\n

A new study conducted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University found that sustained physical activity triggers the production of betaine, a compound naturally present in beetroot, spinach and wholegrains.<\/p>\n

The research<\/a> revealed that betaine acts as a molecular messenger, reducing inflammation, enhancing metabolism and slowing the ageing process. <\/p>\n

Scientists suggest the supplement, available for as little as \u00a314.99, could particularly benefit individuals who struggle to maintain regular exercise routines due to physical limitations or other constraints.<\/p>\n

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Sustained physical activity triggers the production of betaine<\/p>\n

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The study involved thirteen healthy young men who underwent a carefully controlled investigation examining both immediate and long-term effects of exercise.<\/p>\n

Researchers explained they “conducted a rigorously controlled investigation in young males to examine the immediate physiological response to a single bout of exercise and the adaptive changes following multiple trainings”.<\/p>\n

Following a 45-day period of minimal activity, participants completed an initial 5-kilometre run before embarking on daily runs of the same distance. <\/p>\n

Scientists collected blood and stool samples before, immediately after, and following the training period to analyse cellular and molecular changes.<\/p>\n

The initial run prompted what researchers described as “metabolic chaos” with inflammation surging throughout the body.<\/p>\n

However, as the men continued their training regime over several weeks, their bodies adapted remarkably. The sustained exercise boosted gut microbiomes and immune function whilst reversing ageing markers.<\/p>\n

Researchers observed enhanced metabolic function and reduced inflammation levels. Crucially, repeated exercise increased betaine production in participants’ kidneys.<\/p>\n

The team discovered that betaine prevents inflammation and organ ageing by targeting an enzyme called TBK1. When tested on mice, treadmill running similarly drove betaine accumulation in their kidneys.<\/p>\n

Mice given betaine supplements experienced reduced inflammation, slower cellular ageing, improved metabolism and kidney function, better coordination and cognition, and decreased depressive-like behaviours in older animals.<\/p>\n

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The supplement mimics the effects of exercise<\/p>\n

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Dr Liu Guang-Hui, co-corresponding author of the study, stated: “This redefines ‘exercise as medicine’.” <\/p>\n

He added: “This study gives us a fresh way to turn how our body works into something we can target with chemicals. It opens the door to geroprotective treatments that can tweak how multiple organs work together.”<\/p>\n

While the researchers proposed that betaine supplements could benefit individuals who find regular exercise challenging, they acknowledged the study’s limitations, noting the small participant pool of young males.<\/p>\n

Further research is therefore necessary to confirm betaine’s safety for older adults and more diverse populations before widespread recommendations can be made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A low-cost supplement could provide many of the health benefits of regular exercise without breaking a sweat, scientists…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[210,50,1182,1156,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-37050","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-nutrition","11":"tag-sgg","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114792900036716569","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}