THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO ELECTROLYTE POWDER

HMB is often a metabolite with the branched-chain amino acid leucine. About 5% of the human body’s leucine is transformed into HMB, that is then transformed inside the liver into a precursor (generally known as beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A) necessary for cholesterol biosynthesis [61]. Some experts hypothesize that skeletal muscle m