Comments on: What Does Myostatin Inhibition Do? + Risks & Side Effects

By: Odeh

Odeh — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:09:17 +0000

Hello Dr. Puya Yazdi I was wondering if you’ve ever conducted research of myostatin inhibition through the follistatin found in ecklonia cava extract derived from brown seaweed from the deep waters of Japan. As the supplement is similar to green tea, would the “heart failure due to inflamed cardiac muscle” be avoided when this specific supplement would be used because one effect of the extract is to reduce inflammation. I’m not expecting clinical trial data or confirmation just your opinion on if the logic follows. Please take your time on responding thank you!

By: Caroline Lam

Caroline Lam — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:29:18 +0000

In reply to SPYDOR. Thank you, I've added a source! Also, that is just a list of a few sources of epicatechin, not sources with the highest levels, per se.

By: SPYDOR

SPYDOR — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 01:51:27 +0000

You mention pomegranates in the list of foods with a high epicatechin content; however, the chart referenced shows a single sample which only had trace amounts, comparatively speaking. At first I though you may have meant to put apples, as they are listed under the “Pomes” class of fruits in said chart, however other sources, such as: http://www.journalrepository.org/media/journals/ARRB_32/2014/Jan/Forogh482013ARRB6046_1.pdf do show high levels, so maybe worth adding in an extra source link to avoid confusion for other readers.

Might also be worth adding extra emphasis to the fact that pure cocoa and strong, dark chocolate have far higher levels than other foods tested and making readers aware that the only studies to date have been preliminaries which suggest correlation but are far from conclusive.

Good article all the same, thanks.