Does David Sinclair recommend Curcumin?
Yes — David Sinclair has directly recommended Curcumin.
Published research rates it moderate evidence. Of David Sinclair's 3 tracked claims, 0 are supported or partially supported by studies on PubMed.
Evidence last reviewed May 2026
David Sinclair on Curcumin — 3 claims
“and other supplements of course it's in curcumin. These are crunchy things, that is not going to get through your gut.”
Curcumin should be taken with a fatty substance such as olive oil or yogurt to ensure it gets through the gut and is absorbed.
“And I know this from human clinical trials. I'm not just making this stuff up.”
The claim that curcumin must be taken with a fatty substance for absorption is based on human clinical trials, not just speculation.
“all these molecules, the polyphenols that come from plants, quercetin, fisetin, um resveratrol, even curcumin, uh especially curcumin, they're like brick dust. They don't they don't get absorbed. They're they're they're crunchy. So, you have to mix them with something, olive oil or yogurt, so that they they get absorbed.”
Curcumin is a polyphenol derived from plants that has very poor absorption on its own, and must be mixed with a fatty substance like olive oil or yogurt to be absorbed properly.
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