HMB: the nutrient for the defense from muscle catabolism
Hydroxy-methyl-butyrate (ß-hydroxy methylbutyrate – HMB): an enigmatic name at a first glance. This is a molecule naturally produced inside the muscles of humans and animals, starting from the branched amino acid (BCAA) leucine. In 1996 the first HMB study in the sports field was published, showing that taking HMB decreased