{"id":4912,"date":"2011-06-01T06:22:35","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T04:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=4912"},"modified":"2015-12-07T11:51:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T16:51:58","slug":"bodybuilding-supplements-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/bodybuilding-supplements-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Bodybuilding Supplements Never Die&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2011\/may\/29\/health\/la-he-nutrition-ensure-20110529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">They just get re-purposed, lol.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A new muscle drink on the market isn&#8217;t for bodybuilders or workout fanatics: It&#8217;s aimed at middle-aged and older adults who are losing muscle naturally because of age. Ensure Muscle Health promises that its 13 grams of protein and special ingredient &#8220;HMB&#8221; will help such folks shore up muscle and muscle strength into their golden years.<\/p>\n<p>HMB \u2014 beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate \u2014 has been getting a lot of attention from researchers lately because of reports that it can help preserve or increase muscle mass. But, as seems to be the case with all supplements, &#8220;there&#8217;s still a lot of conflicting evidence,&#8221; says Kate Pollock, a sports nutrition specialist in San Diego. &#8220;Some studies show it may increase muscle strength and decrease muscle damage, but other studies show no effect.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ah yes, HMB. The same stuff Bill Phillips once claimed &#8220;&#8230;feels like Deca.&#8221;\u00a0According to the LAT article,\u00a0it&#8217;s now being touted for aging couch potatoes. Lo, how the (allegedly) mighty have fallen.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, considering what else is in <a href=\"https:\/\/ensure.com\/nutrition-products\/ensure-active-high-protein-muscle-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ensure Muscle Health Shakes<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>WATER, SUGAR (SUCROSE), CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM CASEINATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SOY OIL, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CORN OIL, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), POTASSIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE, CANOLA OIL;<strong> LESS THAN 0.5% OF:<\/strong> WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, CELLULOSE GEL, SOY LECHITHIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SALT (SODIUM CHLORIDE), DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, FERRIC PHOSPHATE, GELLAN GUM, ZINC SULFATE, NIACINAMIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, CUPRIC SULFATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, THIAMINE CHLORIDE HYDROCHLORIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, BIOTIN, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, SODIUM SELENATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, PHYLLOQUINONE, CYANOCOBALAMIN AND VITAMIN D<sub>3<\/sub>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;it certainly can&#8217;t <em>hurt<\/em>. After all, the stuff is mostly sugar &#8211; the protein content is modest (13g\/serving) at best.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s tough to\u00a0believe this\u00a0junk is being hustled as a &#8220;nutrition&#8221; drink. You might as well put a spoonful of soy protein powder in a glass of\u00a0Ovaltine &#8211; same difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They just get re-purposed, lol. 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