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Telos95

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A telomere-support supplement marketed on telomere results. The reported study had no placebo group, and the material we reviewed does not list its ingredients.

Vanu Health Research Team · Updated

Telomere details

What is known about Telos95 and telomeres

Trade-press report, no placebo group

How it is meant to work

Marketed to “halt the shortening of telomere length”. The mechanism is not described in the material we reviewed.

What has been measured

  • 50 healthy adults took the product for six months: once daily in one group, twice daily in the other. Both groups took the product, and no placebo group was described.
  • Telomere length was reported without units: about 0.85 to 0.95 in one group and 0.82 to 0.94 in the other. Blood samples were analysed by Telomere Diagnostics Inc.
  • The article reports “TeloYear age” decreases of 7.43 years and 8.52 years. It gives no p-values, confidence intervals or per-group sample sizes.

What it means

Without a placebo group, the changes cannot be attributed to the product, and the article gives no units, p-values or per-group sizes. We rate the telomere evidence as unproven.

Telomeres are the protective caps on chromosomes. Blood-cell telomere length is a biomarker; it has not been shown to predict how skin looks or how long you live.

What is Telos95?

Telos95 is a branded supplement marketed for telomere health. The material we reviewed does not list its ingredients or amounts.

Why it comes up for skin and aging

We found no trial of Telos95 on skin appearance, hydration or wrinkles.

What the research shows

A trade-press article describes a six-month study of 50 healthy adults. Both groups took the product, once or twice a day, with no placebo group.

The article reports unitless telomere values and “TeloYear age” decreases of 7.43 and 8.52 years, measured by Telomere Diagnostics Inc. It gives no p-values, confidence intervals or per-group sample sizes.

The article says the study set out to determine the product’s effectiveness “in halting the shortening of telomere length”. That is a goal, not a finding.

Forms, amounts and limits

Follow the label. We do not recommend a dose. In Canada, check for a Natural Product Number (NPN), and look for third-party testing information.

Safety

The material we reviewed does not include safety data. As with other telomere-support products, there is a theoretical concern about long-term telomerase activity and cancer. Anyone with a cancer history, who is pregnant or breastfeeding, or who takes medicines should talk to a clinician first.

Talk to a doctor or pharmacist before starting any supplement, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, have a medical condition or take medicines.

Questions

Has Telos95 been proven to lengthen telomeres?

Not in a placebo-controlled trial that we found. The reported study had no placebo group.

What is in Telos95?

The material we reviewed does not list the ingredients. Ask the manufacturer for a full supplement facts panel.

How is it different from TA-65?

TA-65 has a published randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Telos95 has only the trade-press report we reviewed.

Sources

  1. Nutraceuticals World: Telos95 clinical research (June 2019, trade-press report) (opens in a new tab)

General information, not medical advice. Vanu Health does not sell this supplement. Read our terms.