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β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyric acid [note 1] (HMB), otherwise known as its conjugate base, β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate, is a naturally produced substance in humans that is used as a dietary supplement and as an ingredient in certain medical foods that are intended to promote wound healing and provide nutritional support for people with muscle wasting due to cancer or HIV/AIDS.
HMB, or hydroxymethylbutyrate, is being touted online as a muscle building supplement. Dietitians explain what HMB is, its health benefits, and risks. HMB Is Tiktok’s New Muscle Building Supplement.
A little puffiness around your middle could be bloating or weight gain. Discover the symptoms for each, and how to know the difference.
Children exposed in the womb to pesticides and synthetic chemical contaminants such as PFAS gain more weight during childhood, a new study says.
Weight gain is an increase in body weight. This can involve an increase in muscle mass , fat deposits , excess fluids such as water or other factors. Weight gain can be a symptom of a serious medical condition.
Bisphenol A found in food and beverage packaging is an obesogen showing up in the bodies of about 95% of the human population. [1]Obesogens are certain chemical compounds that are hypothesised to disrupt normal development and balance of lipid metabolism, which in some cases, can lead to obesity.
“There are many medications that may cause weight gain,” says W. Scott Butsch, M.D., director of obesity medicine in the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic.
Thiazolidinediones may cause slight weight gain but decrease "pathologic" abdominal fat (visceral fat), and therefore may be prescribed for diabetics with central obesity. [115] Thiazolidinedione has been associated with heart failure and increased cardiovascular risk; so it has been withdrawn from the market in Europe by EMA in 2010. [116]