Tag: sarcopenia
Vitamin B3 (niacinamide) and B6 help muscle repair/recovery after exercise/trauma
Age-related muscle decline, known as sarcopenia, affects millions worldwide. Mainstream approaches focus almost exclusively on protein intake…
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…