Large-scale trials needed to test anti-ageing supplements, expert says

Professor Cynthia Kenyon said trials could reveal a supplement already in circulation holds the answer to people remaining healthy as they age.

Large-scale trials needed to test anti-ageing supplements, expert says (Oliver O’Hanlon/Frontiers/PA)

Anti-ageing supplements need to be clinically tested, but the answer to a longer healthy life may already be available, an expert has said.

Professor Cynthia Kenyon, an expert in ageing and longevity, said that while many supplements are easily accessible and inexpensive, there is little evidence to show they are effective.

However, clinical trials may reveal that one of the supplements already in circulation holds the answer to people remaining healthy as they age.