SuppVersity - Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone

Many currently available supplements lack sufficient scientific backup. It has been a while since I published the last supplement science update - the recent release of the latest edition of the  Journal of Dietary Supplements reminded me of that. In issue 1 of volume 14 of this journal that "addresses important issues that meet a broad range of interests from researchers, regulators, marketers, educators, and healthcare professionals" (Aims & Scope according to the publisher ) you will find studies on (you already know that from the headline) "TeaCrine®, Tribulus, Guarana, ALA, Sesamin, Fish Oil & More", studies the design and results of which I will briefly summarize for you in the following paragraphs: Read about rather exercise-related studies at the SuppVersity Tri- or Multi-Set Training for Body Recomp.? Aug '15 Ex.Res. Upd.: Nitrate, Glycogen, and ... Pre-Exhaustion Exhausts Your Growth Potential Full ROM ➯ Full Gains - Form Coun...

Unless you're planning to just sit, instead of cycle on your spinning bike, it is by no means sure if your performance well benefit or maybe even suffer from the use of AMPK mimetics and activators. Recently someone asked me on Facebook, whether AMPK activators like Lipoic acid (ALA), Berberine, Metformin, AICAR & Co wouldn't make excellent performance boosters. I pondered that question for some time and said: "If you are about to compete in a highly glycolytic sport, the opposite is probably the case." There's little question that supplements like lipoic acid are useful if you are an overweight type II diabetic. But let's be honest: How many of you fall into this category? As healthy, active individuals or even athletes, on the other hand, you should be aware that the ability of these agents to increase the glucose uptake and block the glyconeogenic pathways in the liver may easily make you run out of fuel during anaerobic activities like lifting or...

Yes, you can buy alpha lipoic acid as bulk powder, but if you still have intact mucosa and want to keep it intact, I suggest you swallow pills. Alpha lipoic acid aka "ALA" is a natural AMPK agonist that works similar to metformin. Developed by BASF and others as an anti-diabetes medication in the late 20th century, it's now a popular supplement that is prescribed as a "drug" to type II diabetics only rarely and only in Europe, yet not in the US. Based on the currently available evidence its anti-diabetic effects are comparable but far inferior to metformin. In view of the fact that lipoic acid is also non-patentable and thus not exactly profitable, it's no wonder that it has disappeared from the radar of the medical establishment over the past decade. Learn more about lipoic acid here at the SuppVersity ALA Boosts Creatine Uptake ALA + More vs. Migraine What's the Best N3:N6 Ratio? High EAA protein for fat loss ALA = Nutrient-Re...

You don't have to look at the liver of this person to know that he / she is suffering from NAFLD - just like an ever-increasing minority (soon majority) of US citizens You may asking yourselves what "looking good naked" has to do with obesity and diabetes right now, but if you think about it, the things you have to achieve the one (don't tell me you don't care if you look good naked, liar!) and avoid the others are actually not too different and what's commonly overlooked: The liver is of pivotal importance for both! Looking healthy and being healthy. In spite of the fact that I am going to get back to the "liver <> diabetes" connection later in the article, I would like to invite you to take a closer look at a previous article on that topic "Liver Enzymes the #1 Marker of Insulin Resistance!? Plus: What Does the Correlation Bettwen HbA1C & ALT, AST and GPT Tell Us About Diabesity?" to catch up ! You can learn more about ...

Eating "like an American" makes you fat and sick. No matter what the omega-3 to omega-6 ratio of your diet may be. It is a pity. Yeah, if the latest study from the University of South Carolina was a human study, it would finally provide a definitive answer to the question how much omega-3 we actually need. Well, I should clarify: It would provide an answer to the question how much omega-3 we need with a given baseline omega-6 intake. In view of the fact that the study duration was 20 weeks, it would yet take more than 60 (human) years to find out, whether the ratio of n-3/n-6 in the diet is in fact as irrelevant as the reslts Reilly T. Enos et al. present in their latest paper would suggest. You can learn more about omega-3 & co at the SuppVersity Fish Oil Makes You Rancid? Are All Fats Bad For You? Fish Oil & GLA vs. Acne MUFA & Fish Oil Don't Match Fish Oil Doesn't Help Lose Weight Rancid Fish Bad 4 Health Over those 20 w...