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AMAZING! New weight-loss hack: the Cysteine-free diet. Caveat: "gene-edited" mice and rigorous attention to amino-acid constitution of foods. Showed effects of cystathionine γ-lyase enzyme, but beyond that little direct applicability to humans. Don't expect that to deter social-media influencers! nature.com/articles/d41586-025 #nutrition #diet #obesity #health

www.nature.comMice lacking this amino acid lost 30% of their body weightBut eliminating cysteine, which is found in high-protein foods, from human diets would be challenging.