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MOTS-c · What it helps
Blood sugar and weight
MOTS-c restores muscle glucose uptake and switches on fat burning through AMPK. It reverses diet-driven weight gain and insulin resistance in mice. It works on the cause, muscle that no longer takes in fuel. It suits pre-diabetes and stubborn belly fat.
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- The mitochondrial-derived peptide MOTS-c promotes metabolic homeostasis and reduces obesity and insulin resistance. (2015 · Abstract; full methods not assumed · checked 2026-10-13)