Tag: sarcopenia
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…
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…
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…
Muscles starve/waste in the absence of vitamin D
As turns out, yet again, vitamin D is far from being the simple “bone vitamin” as most…
Muscle weakness / wasting linked to poor mitochondrial function
A study that once again illustrates the central principle of bioenergetics – structure and function cannot be…
Vitamin D deficiency impairs muscles by lowering energy production
Perhaps this study below will put some of the arguments against vitamin D supplementation to rest. It…
DHT restores anabolism / vitality / sexuality even in 90+ y.o. males
A great study, a true blast from the (better) past, when androgenic steroids and especially DHT were…
Intermittent fasting (IF) ineffective and may even be dangerous
I have no doubt the findings of this study will quickly get dismissed by the massive industry…
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…