Nicotinamide riboside can protect against obesity
― A natural ingredient found in milk can protect against obesity even as mice continue to enjoy diets that are high in fat. ∙ The researchers identified this ingredient, known as nicotinamide riboside (see structure), as they were searching for alternative ways to boost the well-known gene SIRT1, which comes with benefits for both metabolism and longevity. One way to do that is to target SIRT1 directly, as the red wine ingredient resveratrol appears to do, at least at some doses. [...].
