Muscle Support Supplement by APOC, Medical Food EP1 (Cacao Advanced®): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring the Supplement’s Main Ingredient, the Cacao Flavanol l-Epicatechin and its Relationship Between the Follistatin to Myostatin Ratio
Abstract:Several scientific papers refer to the cacao flavanol l-epicatechin (EPI) as the first and only discovered dietary source of myostatin (MTSN) inhibition. However, although pre-clinical models strongly support this, there is a lack of high-quality human studies; to examine the response association between the consumption of EPI in humans and the effect on MSTN and follistatin (FST). By systematically reviewing the literature and qualitatively meta-analyzing with statistical methods, it becomes possible to quant… Show more
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