Do you remember the acronym TTA? Tetradecylthioacetic Acid ? No. Well, I guess then you were not into fat burners in the early 2000s. TTA , ...
Thursday, March 31, 2011
An Old Dog Learns New Tricks: "Fatloss Fat" Tetradecylthioacetic Acid (TTA) Cardioprotective in Diabetic Rats
More on Putting Carbs to Good Use: Scott Connelly's BodyRX Show - Tune in Live at 12:00pm PDT
Who listened to my interview on Super Human Radio, yesterday, may have heard my advice to tune in to today's BodyRX Show with Dr. Scott...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
ProfDrAndro @ Super Human Radio: Set to Be Obese? Of Set & Settle Points on Your Way to a Super Human Physique
Just in case you got nothing else to do: Tune in live and listen to some more (probably Carl) or less (probably me ;-) intelligent Supp-Tal...
Putting Carbs to Good Use: Meta-Review Reports Ergogenic Effect of Carbohydrates in Endurance Athletes
One of the leitmotifs, many of my posts here at the SuppVersity share, is the idea that (almost) everything works for someone. From the feed...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Epidemiological Study Shows Correlation Between Anti-Oxidant Intake and C-Reactive Protein & Homocystein
After a sudden onset of discussions around the beneficial or even detrimental effects of vitamin supplements in general and antioxidants i...
Monday, March 28, 2011
Now Its Official: Propecia Drug Finasteride Kills Male Libido Permanently
Image 1: Chemical structure of finasteride Other than the FDA some European medicine and health care agencies, such as the Swedish Medical P...
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Fat or Fire, What Comes First? Scientists Answer: Obesity Alone Triggers Inflammatory Signaling in Mice
The metabolic syndrome, i.e. the combination of obesity, inflammation and insulin resistance, is at the center of contemporary medical resea...
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Effects of Macronutrient Composition on Metabolic Signaling: Higher Protein Diet Favors Glycogen Storage in Muscle Over Adipose Tissue
Those of you who have already listened to the latest, revamped (and improved) episode of Dr Scott Connelly's BodyRx Show will already ...
Friday, March 25, 2011
Got a Pot Belly? Stubborn Belly Fat? Unhandy Love Handles? Massage Them Away!
"Massage away your pot belly!" Sounds hillarious, doesn't it. Well, a small study ( Rahimi. 2011 ) coming from scientists from...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
NAC + Zinc + Selen = Silver Bullett Against Mercury Poisoning
Mercury certainly is among the most dangerous and, at the same time, most ubiquitous heavy metals, we are exposed to. In a recent article (...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Protein's Effects on Gene Expression: Higher Protein Lower Carbohydrate Diet Spares Gylcogen, Lowers Insulin and Reduces Lipogenesis
High protein diets have become the "gold standard" within the fitness community. On the countless bodybuilding, fitness and weigh...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Muscle Building Takes Time. Less in Newbies, Though: 9.6% More Muscle in 8 Weeks
"Patience is a virtue!" Many bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts have to learn this the hard way - even on drugs, muscles won'...
Monday, March 21, 2011
Supplemental (!) Coconut Diet Reduces Waist Circumference in Men more Than in Women While Leaving Lipid Profiles Unchanged
I take the recent New York Times Article on coconut oil as clear evidence of the fact that the health benefit of tropical oils is getting ...
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Energy Restriction + Whey = Dieting Success, BUT the Magic is not in the Alpha-Lactalbumin
Ever since the first studies showed the beneficial effect of dairy in general and whey in particular on weight loss induced by caloric rest...
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Chrysine: 5,7-dihydroxyflavone for Bigger Balls and Higher Serum Testosterone
Polyphenols in general and flavonoids in particular are every supplement producer's favorite. Its so easy to pick up some exotic plant f...
Friday, March 18, 2011
ALA + Vitamin E Make Up for Fructose Induced Cardiovascular and Metabolic Changes
Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) and vitamin E are among the most investigated and best-known natural antioxidants. And, despite the fact that scient...
Thursday, March 17, 2011
8 Weeks of 5mg/kg Zinc-Sulfate Fire Up Immune System of Turkish Wrestlers
Regular readers of this blog will have noticed that I am generally opposed to mega-dose supplementation with isolated nutrients and so I do ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Energy Drinks Increase Resting Metabolic Rate, But Do Not Influence Energy Expenditure During Exercise
Ever wondered, whether the drink that was once rumored to contain "taurine from bull sperm" and similar fashionable "energy d...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Gadgetry & Caffeine a Dynamic Duo for Sleep Deprivation and, Consequently, Obesity in School-Aged Children
Ever wondered what your children do, when you send them to bed in the evening? According to the results of a study from the Department of Fa...
Monday, March 14, 2011
Arginine + Glycine a Synergistic Duo for Gut Health
Lately, "gut health" has become a topic of interest way beyond colonics and irritable bowel syndrome. Scientists begin to understa...
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Caramel Coloring, E150D, or Coca Cola Brown: Not So Carcinogenic as Some People Would Have It
You probably have read it in the NEWS: "Caramel Coloring in Cola carcinogenic!" Well, after yesterday's post on aspartame , I ...
Carbohydrate Restriction Reduces Liver Triglycerides More Effectively Than Calorie Restriction - With Equal Weight Loss Outcomes.
A calorie is not a calorie, I hope you knew that even before Garry Taubes published his famous NY Times best-seller. Yet, in case you are st...
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Diet Coke & Liver Damage? Long Term Very High Dose Aspartame Consumption Impairs Antioxidant Defense of Rat Livers.
The ever-growing group of health conscious costumers is rightly very skeptical of artificial sweeteners in general and Aspartame in particul...
Friday, March 11, 2011
Review of Intervention Studies Shows: Weight Loss Success Independent of Meal Frequency
"Eat 3 large meals à day!", "Eat smaller meals every 2 hours!", "Eat a single meal and fast the rest of the day!&qu...
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Want to Burn More Fat During Your Cardio Training? Eat Low Carb Before Workout!
Modulation of substrate utilization is the key to effective weight loss. For years we have been told that "training in the zone" (...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
More Conflicting Evidence on Leucine Metabolite: HMB Makes Volleyballers Stronger.
The leucine metabolite HMB, i.e. β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyric acid , is unquestionable the comeback kid of the supplement industry. "It wo...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Low Dose Caffeine Ameliorates Catabolic Effects and Increases AMPK and PPAR Expression During Reduced Food Intake in Mice
Caffeine , "the mother of all stimulants", has lately developed a bad reputation. Stress, Cortisol, Adrenal Fatique, Insulin Resis...
Monday, March 7, 2011
Omega 3 Attenuates Exercise Induced Rise in Inflammatory Markers, BUT is This Necessarily a Good Thing?
I want to take the results of a recent study ( Bakhtyar. 2011 ) published in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine as an opportunity to rea...
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Flavanol-Rich Lychee Fruit Extract Displays Potent Antioxidant Activity in Trained Long-Distance Runners
If I told you about each and every "new" antioxidant that produced some marvelous effects in the petri-dishes of some scientists s...
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Heart Protective Effect of Red Wine not Exclusively Due to Resveratrol. Melatonin Potentially the Major Player!
Resveratrol, the red wine polephynol still is in everyone's mouth (literally, as well as metaphorically), yet a recent ( Lamont. 2011 ) ...
Friday, March 4, 2011
Order of Exercises Does not Matter if you Train Upper Body & Lower Body in One Session - Testosterone & Cortisol Response Identical
You will probably remember my post on the effect of leg training on biceps size !? Well, although it is necessary that you train your legs, ...
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Life-Long Endurance Exercise and Myocardial Fibrosis - A Potential Danger for Endurance Athletes
Habitual aerobic exercise has long been the cornerstone of what was considered a "healthy" lifestyle. Yet, lately, scientists are ...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Want Bigger Guns? Train Legs Before Arms!
It is quite obvious that an elevation of testosterone and growth hormone facilitates muscle gains by jacking up protein synthesis and amelio...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tune in Today @ 9:00AM AM/12:00PM ET - ProfDrAndro (Me) Live on Super Human Radio
Just in case you got nothing else to do: Tune in live and listen to some more (probably Carl) or less (probably me ;-) intelligent Supp-Tal...
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