Timing Protocol
What researchers say about when, how and with what to take nmn, and how strong the evidence is.
The verdict on NMN overall
Mixed
NMN is worth taking.
9 sources: 2 positive, 3 partly, 4 negative
Short answer
Morning; with or without food
One verdict, worked out from every counted mention. One dot is one source: a researcher or a study. Tap a dot to see its receipt.
positive partly neutral negative Each researcher and each study counts once per claim, however often they come up.
NMN works best taken in the morning.
No counted mention yet.
Researchers say
No researcher counted yet.
Studies show
No study counted yet.
Built from every credited researcher and cited study on each claim.
NMN is worth taking.
Researchers
Mark Hyman, on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 32:05
Positive Video · Opinion
Open the tape at 32:05 →“I take nmn form of a younger NN about 1,000 milligrams a day to support NAD production again this is really critical”
Studies
David Sinclair, cited on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 25:47
Positive Study
Open the tape at 25:47 →“and they gave this old mice nmn and the mouse ran three kilometers and broke the treadmill so it's pretty amazing”
Researchers
Dr. David Sinclair, on FoundMyFitness, at 55:45
Partly Video · Their own research
Open the tape at 55:45 →“That at the same dose, NMN will increase endurance.”
Dr. Andrew Salzman, on The Dr. Hyman Show, at 55:24
Partly Video · Opinion
Open the tape at 55:24 →“we begin with the premise that nmn is important nmn by itself is probably not the whole story”
Studies
Shin Imai 2016, cited on FoundMyFitness, at 59:56
Partly Study
Open the tape at 59:56 →“over a year of treatment, pretty much all the parameters of health in these mice were improved.”
Researchers
Iñigo San-Millán, on The Drive, at 2:34:03
Negative Video · Opinion
Open the tape at 2:34:03 →“now taking n is that going to increase longevity I don't think so that's my opinion”
Eric Verdin, 2 mentions on this claim
Negative Video
on The Drive, at 1:46:34 · negative
“what you see in a number of people actually on an MN is their homocyine level going up including me”
on The Drive, at 1:49:44 · negative
“I do worry about the supplementation with the NR and NMN.”
Peter Attia, on The Drive, at 28:29
Negative Video · Opinion
Open the tape at 28:29 →“I kind of think this NAD stuff is noise at the moment”
Studies
Josh Rabinowitz, cited on The Drive, at 00:48
Negative Study
Open the tape at 00:48 →“I am completely unconvinced that taking supplemental and R or even nmn by mouth is doing anything other than enriching the companies”
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