The verdict is too quick to dismiss the broader implications of the study. Yes, the jump to "20-year age difference" is inflated, but the fact that telomeres were lengthened in a real-world setting—especially in a group that wasn't selected for extreme health—hints at something meaningful. Most anti-aging research is done on lab animals or highly controlled populations. This study, while small, shows a real human response. That’s not nothing. The real issue isn’t the science of telomeres, but how we frame what they mean. The verdict focused on the overreach, but missed the value in the data itself.