Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methyl Butyrate (HMB)
Health Benefits
Health conditions that Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methyl Butyrate (HMB) may influence, based on research.
Improves
- Sarcopenia3 g daily for 12 weeks
HMB is a metabolite of leucine which regulates muscular protein synthesis. It decreases muscle cell apoptosis, stabilizes cell membranes, inhibits proteolysis, enhances proliferation and differentiation of stem cells in muscle.
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
Biological Mechanisms
How Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methyl Butyrate (HMB) works at a cellular level.
- PromotesReduces muscle protein breakdown and supports muscle building
HMB decreases muscle cell apoptosis, stabilizes cell membranes, inhibits the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway thus reducing proteolysis.
Sources
- Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity