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11/06/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Quercetin protects you from obesity-related muscle atrophy

Researchers from the University of Ulsan in South Korea have identified the flavonoid quercetin to be effective against muscle atrophy caused by obesity. Their study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, investigated whether quercetin was effective on skeletal muscle atrophy in mice treated with tumor necrosis factor alpha. TNFa is a cytokine that promotes inflammation. Obese individuals […]

07/19/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Bodybuilders can recover faster if they supplement with Korean mistletoe

Supplementing with Korean mistletoe (Viscum album coloratum) has been found beneficial for building muscle, according to a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. In the study, it was revealed that the plant is particularly helpful for muscle atrophy and muscle hypertrophy. Researchers in Korea looked at the expression pattern of different genes […]

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