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2003/05/30, 03:36 PM
Has anyone else here used ecdysterone? If so, what was your impression of it. It is supposed to be 100% safe (even for teenagers like me), but shortly after using it, I began feeling very lethargic. I had blood tests done, and my kidney levels were unusually high, so I had to stop taking it. Are there any natural products you can recommend for fat loss?
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2003/05/30, 08:40 PM
This article was written be Paul Delia, he works with AST sports science. I got curouis as to what this was so I went to a trusted source. Check it out!
I'm afraid you are hearing the same old song that supplement companies sing over and over again. Another new supplement with a lot of wild claims about it. All the claims are made with insinuation that there is research to back them up.
Ecdysterone or is plant sterol. Sterol not steroid. Plant sterols are natural evolutionary substances manufactured within plants that provide nutrients primarily to insects and some small animals.
To date there is no valid research indicating that 20 Beta-Hydroxyecdysterone (Ecdysterone) provides any legitimate anabolic (muscle building) effect in humans. Absolutely no published research. What little research there is on this compound is devoted to insects and rats. That's right - insects.
Most of the animal studies were performed on maturing (growing) rats or disease inflicted rats. Most all of these studies were performed in Russia and were crudely designed and the methods used for data collection and control were poor at best. The rat studies also used dosages that are equivalent to about 500 milligram dose for an average human. That equals about 12 to 15 capsules daily of the stuff I've seen on the market.
Sterols were promoted heavily in the 80s' but quickly fell by the wayside simply because they didn't work. They didn't work then and putting them in a bottle with a new label isn't going to make them work now. Ecdysterone is a sterol that has hormonal effect in insects. Promoting it as an anabolic supplement for human use void of any legitimate research is a disgrace that no legitimate company and certainly no scientist would endorse.
Sit back and watch the hype thicken on ecdysterone supplements. The companies will run their ads and shovel the bullshit. Resist the urge to be taken in by these snake oil companies that insist on stealing your money. Then as time passes and the hype fades watch as this worthless garbage retires to the supplement junkyard.
In the meantime look at the science. Stick to the supplements that are scientifically supported. Supplements that produce what they promise. We'll continue to push the envelope on researching new performance supplements, nutrition, and training methods. We'll continue to let the science guide our product development. And we'll also continue to keep you informed on the supplement quackery that so many companies rely on to keep them afloat.
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