Human Effect Matrix
The Human Effect Matrix looks at human studies (it excludes animal and in vitro studies) to tell you what supplements affect lean mass
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
| Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
| Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
| Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
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Level of Evidence ?
The amount of high quality evidence. The more evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Outcome |
Magnitude of effect ?
The direction and size of the supplement's impact on each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results ?
Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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Conjugated Linoleic Acid |
All comparative evidence is now gathered in our Supplement Goals Reference. The evidence for each separate supplement is still freely available here. |
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Creatine | |||
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Colostrum | |||
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Whey Protein | |||
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Chromium | |||
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Dehydroepiandrosterone | |||
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HMB | |||
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Arginine | |||
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Beta-Alanine | |||
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Coleus forskohlii | |||
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L-Carnitine | |||
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Leucic Acid | |||
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Vitamin D | |||
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Arachidonic acid | |||
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D-Aspartic Acid | |||
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Ecdysteroids | |||
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Fenugreek | |||
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Fish Oil | |||
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Glutamine | |||
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Hoodia gordonii | |||
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Leucine | |||
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Licorice | |||
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Punicic Acid | |||
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Tribulus terrestris | |||
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Trimethylglycine | |||
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Ursolic Acid | |||
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Velvet Antler | |||
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Yohimbine | |||
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Eurycoma Longifolia Jack | |||
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Safflower Oil | |||
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Ashwagandha | |||
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Cocoa Extract | |||
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Mangifera indica | |||