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α-GPC and Low Thyroid? Fat Loss+Muscle Gains, Possible? More Protein in Shift-Work Diet, 7kg Lower Fat Mass & TC?

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In today's installment: Alpha-GCP and reduces thyroid function; accurate body fat measurement in contest prep confirms recomp effect; more protein keeps shift workers lean and healthy. Since I didn't want to bore those of you who are (for whatever reason) not interested in significantly annotated summaries of the studies presented at the last ISSN conference, I've deliberately taken a break before publishing the next installment of the #ISSN17 series ; with this one answering important questions such as: Can alpha-GPC supplements give me hypothyroidism? Can lean individuals still do a "recomp", i.e. lose significant amounts of fat while gaining muscle in short periods of time - What does a gold-standard measurement w/ the 4-C method say? And, last but not least, is a higher protein intake the landmark feature of those night shift workers who don't get obese and sick and how does it work? Interested? Alright, here we go... Fasting  and alpha-GPC have sth...

Licorice Flavonoid Oil - More Muscle, Less Fat in 16-Week RCT W/ Human Subjects W/ Only 300 mg of LFO per Day

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I know this will disappoint you, but as of now, it seems as if licorice would help you burn the invisible visceral fat, only. That's healthy(-ier) than subcutaneous fat loss, but probably not how you get from lean 15% to ripped 5% body fat. In the fitness industry, licorice doesn't have a good reputation. While many report astonishing benefits of licorice extract when they recover from stimulant abuse, everyone appears to be afraid of their potential detrimental effects on testosterone; effects that are everything but  well-proven (all studies from a single group of scientists, for example, i.e. Armanini, 1999, 2002, 2003 & 2004 and even the latter admit that their initial "results were not confirmed in another study, where the same amounts of licorice did not decrease salivary testosterone values" (Armanini, 2002)... For people with heart problems, the pro-cortisol effect may be an issue and many of the traditional uses, e.g. to reduce abnormal levels of the ...
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