Chronic Consumption of Trehalose Reduces Lifespan in Drosophila Model

Trehalose has been widely used as a kind of food additives. But in recent years, with several new studies of trehalose, some harmful effects had also been found. Drosophila melanogaster was used as a model organism to explore whether trehalose affects the lifespan. The results showed that high conce...

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Published in:Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht) 2023-03, Vol.78 (1), p.228-229
Main Authors: Xu, Yifan, Liu, Xingyou, Tang, Hao, Zhong, Lichao, Zhu, Xiang, Shen, Jie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry/Food Science
Drosophila
Drosophila melanogaster
Ecology
Food additives
Food Science
Fruit flies
Life span
Longevity
Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Trehalose
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Summary:Trehalose has been widely used as a kind of food additives. But in recent years, with several new studies of trehalose, some harmful effects had also been found. Drosophila melanogaster was used as a model organism to explore whether trehalose affects the lifespan. The results showed that high concentrations of trehalose could significantly shorten the lifespan of female flies by 12.5%, when compared to controls.
ISSN:0921-9668
1573-9104
DOI:10.1007/s11130-023-01044-y