Beyond its role as a direct antioxidant, glutathione is also a recycler
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The body does not just "use" glutathione
Extending the loading phase beyond 21 days produces diminishing returns once melanocyte saturation occurs, further dosing does not meaningfully increase pigmentation depth
Clinical trials may differ in patient population, baseline weight and BMI, diabetes status, medication dose, treatment duration, nutrition and lifestyle support, dropout rates, side-effect profiles, study design, and whether the data are published, peer-reviewed, or topline results
Still, researchers with active malignancy are generally advised to avoid telomerase-activating compounds until more definitive safety data becomes available