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Posted by BrainDamage on February 26, 2012, at 12:35:55
Hi
HMB is an obscure bodybuilding supplement-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-Hydroxy_beta-methylbutyric_acidI bough some because I thought it would help me gain muscle.
I haven't noticed any training benefits-yet, but it does really help with Anxiety.I don't know why it has this effect, I've never heard of it mentioned in connection to mental health at all.
I don't think this is a placebo affect, its subtle but its there
Posted by sigismund on February 27, 2012, at 1:16:28
In reply to +#946;-Hydroxy +#946;-methylbutyric acid-Anxiolytic?, posted by BrainDamage on February 26, 2012, at 12:35:55
I found this............
Nissen, Sharp, and Panton [31] analyzed safety data from nine studies in which humans were fed 3 g of HMB per day. The studies were from 3 to 8 weeks in duration, and included both males and females, young and elderly, exercising and non-exercising participants. Results found that HMB did not negatively affect any indicator of tissue health or function. Further, HMB significantly (p < .05) improved one measurement of negative mood state. It was also found that HMB supplementation resulted in a net decrease in total cholesterol (5.8%), a decrease in systolic blood pressure (4.4 mm Hg), and a decrease in LDL-C (7.3%). However, HMB did not significantly lower LDL-C in subjects with accepted normative levels of cholesterol (< 200 mg/dl), suggesting that HMB is more effective at lowering LDL-C when cholesterol levels are high. Consistent with this, Coelho and Carvalho [52] found that HMB supplementation resulted in a significant (p < .05) decrease in LDL-C levels, going from 172 to 123 mg/dl, in individuals with hypercholesterolemia.
Posted by torrid2 on February 27, 2012, at 20:46:57
In reply to Re: +#946;-Hydroxy +#946;-methylbutyric acid-Anxiolytic?, posted by sigismund on February 27, 2012, at 1:16:28
I'm using nondenatured whey protien, it's expensive. How is the price of HMB and do you have any feelings about whey protein? I find that extremely high protein diet takes care of a lot of mental and phyisical symptoms, did you increase your overall protein intake.
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