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Monday, January 31, 2011

Resveratrol Increases Lipolysis and Reduces Lipogenesis in Mature Adipocytes

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If you are (as I hope) an avid reader and daily visitor of the SuppVersity, you probably remember Friday's news on the " Side Effec...
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

1.200 IU Vitamin D Won't Raise 25OH-D Levels Enough to See Beneficial Effects on Markers of Cardiovascular Health

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In the course of the last weeks, I have refrained from posting each of the 1001 studies on vitamin D that appear in the myriad of medical ma...
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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Another Good Reason to Take Creatine: Creatine Helps with Exercise Induced Arterial Stiffness

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If there is one supplement out there on the fitness market that is really worth each cent you spend on it, it is probably creatine monohydra...
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Friday, January 28, 2011

Unexpected Side Effects of Flavonoid Supplementation: Do You have to Re-Evaluate the Use of EGCG, Grape Seed Extract & Co?

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Unexpected Side Effects of Flavonoid Supplementation: Do You have to Re-Evaluate the Use of EGCG, Grape Seed Extract & Co?
It is pretty exciting to see how scientists find new beneficial constituents in common foods on a daily basis. A group of these phytoprotect...
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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Melatonin, Magnesium and Zinc for a Healthy Night of High Quality Sleep

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Melatonin, Magnesium and Zinc for a Healthy Night of High Quality Sleep
Sleeping disorders are very common in our hectic society and sleeping pills are among the no.1 drugs (ab-)used by the general public. At lea...
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Ginkgo, Ginseng, Green Tea: Only one of the G's may be worth Supplementing

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In the most recent episode of their supplement review (which is usually very critical) the British Journal of Sports Medicine ( BJSM Review...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Resveratrol Fails to Ameliorate inflammatory response and Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness After a Marathon

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Resveratrol , an antioxidant polyphenol from the skin of red grapes, has now been around for quite a while and as it was in the case of almo...
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Monday, January 24, 2011

And again: Vitamin E Supplementation has no Effect on All Cause Mortality

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I suppose, only few of you will be surprised to read this: A very recent review by scientists from the University of Kentucky ( Abner. 2011 ...
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

High Protein Diet Safe for Bones! Acid Load due to Meat Protein does not Compromise Calcium Metabolism.

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Reading the caption of this post, some of you may rightly ask themselves: "Why does he even mention this? Of course, meat is safe - mea...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Beta-Hydroxy-Beta Methylbutyrate Strikes Back: HMB Increases GH and IGF-1 at the Expense of Insulin Resistance

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Beta-Hydroxy-Beta Methylbutyrate Strikes Back: HMB Increases GH and IGF-1 at the Expense of Insulin Resistance
"HMB" - do you remember these three letters? If you have been around the supplement world in the early 2000s, you probably will. B...
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Drink Your Milk! Scientists Unlock the Health Secrets of the White Elixir of Life

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Drink Your Milk! Scientists Unlock the Health Secrets of the White Elixir of Life
Arnold said "Milk is for babies", yet recent studies showed that chocolate milk is among the most effective post-workout drinks yo...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Role of Magnesium in Blood Sugar Management

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In a recent study ( Guerrero-Romero. 2011 ) a group of scientists from the Research Group on Diabetes and Chronic Illnesses from Durango, M...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Reactive Oxygen Specimen (ROS) Trigger Muscle Hypertrophy via IGF-1 Signaling

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Reactive Oxygen Specimen (ROS) Trigger Muscle Hypertrophy via IGF-1 Signaling
I have touched on the "usefulness" of oxidation, only yesterday. Now, a very recent study appears to confirm the notion that a con...
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

N3-PUFA Beneficial Only When Combined With Antioxidants

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All of you who have been following this blog, lately, will have noticed that I tend to be skeptic whether fish oil and other PUFA supplement...
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Monday, January 17, 2011

Tinospora Cordifolia as in LG Sciences' Natadrol is a Potent Antioxidant and Metal Chelator

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This is only a small news-item, but unfortunately scientific background info on commercially available supplements is pretty rare - so here ...
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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Calcium + Vitamin D for Breakfast Increase Dietarily Induced Thermogenesis and Fatty Acid Oxidation

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Ever since the first studies suggested beneficial effects of dairy on weight loss, there have been a lot of trials that investigated the rol...
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

6 Weeks of 400mcg Chromium per Day Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Lean Body Mass in Obese Children over Lifestyle Intervention Alone

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Chromium , once hyped as a next generation anti-diabetes and lean mass agent, has disappeared from the best-selling lists of supplement vend...
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Friday, January 14, 2011

The Great Feast: Overeating With a Macronutrient Emphasis on Carbs Suppresses GH Levels Via Hyperinsulinemia

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The Great Feast: Overeating With a Macronutrient Emphasis on Carbs Suppresses GH Levels Via Hyperinsulinemia
An interesting study done by scientists from the Department of Internal Medicine (A.L.B.) at the University of Michigan ( Cornfold. 2011 ) ...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Lower Protein to Carb Ratio Impairs Akt/TOR Signaling Pathway after Fasting in Rainbow Trout

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"Boy, you need your carbs post workout!" This cornerstone of conventional bodybuilding wisdom is crumbling and a new study, if it...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Rat Study: High Carb Diet Induces Hepatic Steatosis and Increases Heart Fat by 43%

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Rat Study: High Carb Diet Induces Hepatic Steatosis and Increases Heart Fat by 43%
For a large part of the 1980s and 1990s fats have been considered the "source of all evil". Now, it is our carbohydrate consumptio...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

AKG as in Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate for GI Health

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For many of us, our gut is like our feet. We ignore it as long as it appears to be working properly. I think, I do not have to tell you that...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Tired of Being Obese? Walk Like a Bodybuilder! Study Confirms Effectivity of Incline Treadmill-Walking

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Are you obese or just generally concerned about your joint health? Forget jogging and ramp up your treadmill. According to the results of a ...
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Sunday, January 9, 2011

L-Carnitine Works! At Least if it's L-Carnitine L-Tartrate.

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Initially, carnitine was considered the super-supplement for both, the athlete seeking the ergogenic edge, as well as for the obese trying t...
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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Creatine + Caffeine = No-Go? Still Nothing but a Myth

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You probably have heard both that a) caffeine would negate the ergogenic effects of creatine loading and b) that the latter is nothing but o...
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Friday, January 7, 2011

Protein Supplementation in Heavy Resistance Training: "A case for whey protein"

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Protein Supplementation in Heavy Resistance Training: "A case for whey protein"
"Protein builds muscle!" < this is a sentence you will read pretty often in the advertisements - sorry, I meant "scientifi...
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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Low Iron Still an Issue in Professional Athletes

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Despite the fact that most of you are probably weekend-warriors or recreational athletes, I suspect that some of you expose their bodies to ...
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Taurine Decreases Oxidative Stress After Eccentric Exercise in Rats: Human Equivalent Dose ca. 3.5g-4g

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Regular readers of the SuppVersity will certainly be familiar with the sulfur-amino-acid taurine and its various benefits on exercise perfo...
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

2g Spirulina à Day Enhance Quadriceps Strength in Trained and Untrained Individuals

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2g Spirulina à Day Enhance Quadriceps Strength in Trained and Untrained Individuals
Hitherto, most of you may have considered algae such as spirulina mostly as a source of anti-oxidants or a pretty useless weight-loss supple...
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Monday, January 3, 2011

Even Individuals on a "Healthy" Diet May Benefit from Supplemental Fiber

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Even Individuals on a "Healthy" Diet May Benefit from Supplemental Fiber
Fiber has been advertised for years as a universal health promoter. It curves appetite, reduces cholesterol and improves digestion - but is ...
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

Oral ATP Supplementation Proves Completely Ineffective Even at Very High Doses

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I think most supplement companies have hitherto given up on convincing you of the use of oral ATP supplements. About 2 month ago, I did howe...
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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Fish, but not Fish Oil Supplements Reduce Breast Cancer & All-Cause Mortality Risk in Women

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This is another piece of information which came up in the course of my recent research into the latest studies on fish oil supplementation: ...
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