Tag: anticatabolic
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Vitamin D mimics anabolic steroids – ups height, lowers myostatin, redirects excess calories to muscle instead of fat
It looks like the humble vitamins may pack way more punch than medicine is willing to admit….
December 8, 2024
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Vitamin B6 has anabolic effects on muscle
Right after my posts about the sarcopenic/catabolic effects of anti-obesity/antidiabetic medications such as metformin and the widely…
December 8, 2024
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Vitamin D3 anabolic, calcitriol catabolic for muscle/thymus
Several great studies, which will probably do little to calm down the controversy that seems to be…
October 21, 2021
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Vitamin D is anti-catabolic / anabolic, protects liver from cortisol injury
In a recent post of mine I discussed the effects of cortisol on various aminotransferases (especially TAT),…
November 5, 2020
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Cholesterol and saturated fat are anabolic; PUFA/MUFA akin to chemical castration
A pair of interesting study and a commentary in the highly respected Journals of Gerontology. Namely, higher…
September 20, 2019