Highlights:
– discovered that tomatidine generates changes in gene expression that are essentially opposite to the changes that occur in muscle cells when people are affected by muscle atrophy.
– “Tomatidine is significantly more potent than ursolic acid and appears to have a different mechanism of action. This is a step in the right direction,” Adams says. “We are now very interested in the possibility that several food-based natural compounds such as tomatidine and ursolic acid might someday be combined into science-based supplements, or even simply incorporated into everyday foods to make them healthier.”
– Interestingly, although mice fed tomatidine had larger muscles, their overall body weight did not change due to a corresponding loss of fat, suggesting that the compound may also have potential for treating obesity.
* Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 2014
– http://healthresearchreport.me/2014/04/11/natural-compound-from-green-tomatoes-stimulates-muscle-growth-improves-muscle-strength-and-endurance-and-protects-against-muscle-wasting/
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