Tag: muscle

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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….

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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…

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Almost half of weight loss from GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc) is muscle mass

Just minutes after posting about the terrible effects of metformin on muscle mass, the study below pops…

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Top diabetes drug Metformin causes muscle atrophy by activating AMPK/myostatin

The drug metformin probably needs no introduction here. It is one of the oldest and most widely…

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Vitamin K significantly reduces leg/muscle cramps in humans

As many of my readers know, muscle spasticity is one of the main symptoms of low thyroid…

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Endotoxin/LPS causes muscle weakness/damage (myopathy), vitamin E is protective

It looks like we can add vitamin E to the list of remedies against endotoxin/LPS, at least…

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Vitamin K linked to higher muscle mass/strength in males

The role of vitamin K in bone health is well-established, as is its role as a “coagulation”…

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Childhood stress causes muscle dysfunction in adulthood by damaging oxidative metabolism

Yet another study demonstrating that many mysterious, and sometimes severe/fatal (e.g. ALS) muscle-related conditions may be not…

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HUMAN STUDY: Vitamin B3 ups muscle/bone mass/strength, lowers fat, improves glucose control

The study is epidemiological and it did not distinguish between the various forms of vitamin B3 available…

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Obesity is estrogen-driven; Chronic fasting burns mostly muscle, not fat

I wanted to do a quick post on this, as this topic is one of the most…