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title: "Metformin anti aging: evidence, risks, reality"
description: "Metformin is not FDA-approved for anti-aging. Early research is mixed and mostly indirect. Benefits are unproven, and side effects and B12 issues matter."
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# Metformin anti aging: evidence, risks, reality

> Metformin is not FDA-approved for anti-aging. Early research is mixed and mostly indirect. Benefits are unproven, and side effects and B12 issues matter.

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