A short average Telomere length becomes with lower Telomerase activity and certain degenerative diseases associated .
In this study, a reduction in fasting blood sugar, insulin , cholesterol, blood pressure and homocysteine was found , as well as an increase in bone mineral density over a period of one year of intake.
Calvin B. Harley, Weimin Liu, Peter L. Flom, and Joseph M. Raffaele 2013 read here (English)