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Taking 4 grams per day of a combination of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids for 52 days in healthy young men does not clearly improve muscle recovery after exercise better than taking EPA or DHA...
Taking 4 grams daily of EPA or DHA omega-3 supplements for 52 days may help healthy young men with low omega-3 levels recover faster after intense exercise, reducing muscle soreness and maintaining...
In fish oil products sold in China, measurements of chemical oxidation do not reliably predict whether the oil smells fishy or rancid to consumers.
Testing of fish oil products in China found that unrefined bulk oils frequently contain unsafe levels of chromium and arsenic, while encapsulated products have lower but still notable contamination...
In China, more expensive fish oil supplements are not consistently cleaner or safer than cheaper ones, as price does not reliably reflect how oxidized the oil is or whether it contains harmful metals.
Testing of 25 fish oil supplements sold in China found that many did not contain the amount of EPA and DHA stated on their labels, which could affect their intended health benefits.
In a study of fish oil products in China, most commercial capsules met quality standards for oxidation, but nearly all bulk industrial samples did not, showing that bulk fish oil is more likely to be...
For older women with muscle loss, eating more protein—1.2 grams per kilogram of body weight per day instead of 0.8 grams—over 12 weeks leads to bigger gains in muscle size and strength.
In older women with muscle loss, increasing daily protein intake from 0.8 to 1.2 grams per kilogram of body weight for 12 weeks leads to a measurable decrease in fat deposits within and around the...
For older women with muscle loss, increasing daily protein intake from 0.8 to 1.2 grams per kilogram of body weight for 12 weeks leads to measurable improvements in handgrip strength and knee flexion...
In older women with muscle loss, eating more protein each day for 12 weeks leads to a larger decrease in body fat and waist size compared to eating the standard amount of protein.
For women aged 60 to 75 with muscle loss due to aging, consuming more protein each day for 12 weeks leads to measurable increases in thigh and calf muscle size, stronger hand and knee muscles, and...
In junior female wrestlers, taking 10 grams of creatine daily for six weeks along with strength training did not change body fat or lean muscle mass, meaning any weight gain was likely from other...
In junior female wrestlers, taking 10 grams of creatine monohydrate daily for six weeks along with strength training led to an increase in body weight and BMI, but this was due to water retention,...
Junior female wrestlers who took 10 grams of creatine monohydrate daily for six weeks while doing strength training showed a 12.2% improvement in muscular power on the Sargent jump test, compared to...
Junior female wrestlers who took 10 grams of creatine monohydrate daily for six weeks while doing strength training showed a 4.5% improvement in agility test scores, while those who only did strength...
In young female wrestlers aged 18–19, taking 10 grams of creatine monohydrate daily on training days along with strength training leads to measurable increases in maximum strength and muscle size in...
Among young men who exercise recreationally, reporting protein intake above 2.0 grams per kilogram of body weight per day was linked to larger increases in strength, but differences in muscle mass or...
Among young men who train recreationally, consuming more than 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day is linked to slightly larger strength gains in the deadlift compared to the...
In young men who lift weights recreationally, eating more than 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day led to slightly greater increases in strength over 8 weeks compared to eating...
For young men who exercise regularly, eating more than 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day does not lead to significantly more muscle gain than eating less than that amount over...
Young men who lift weights for muscle growth and eat more than 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight each day tend to get stronger on average than those who eat less than that amount,...
Taking EPA in either structured triglyceride or mixed form raises the ratio of EPA to AA in the blood of healthy young men, and the effect depends on how much EPA is consumed, not how it is...
In healthy young men, taking EPA in a structured triglyceride form may result in a slightly higher level of EPA in the blood compared to a simple mixture of the same components, but the difference...