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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 16h

[Part 1 of 3] A tasteless fiber powder helped people lose 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) more than a placebo in 8 weeks — without changing their diet. The placebo group lost nothing. It worked by feeding specific gut bacteria. 🦠

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

[Part 1 of 4] A weekly shot cut heart attacks, strokes, and heart-related deaths by 20% relative risk in people with obesity and existing heart disease. And it wasn't just from weight loss — the drug itself seems to protect the heart. 💉

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Cutting carbs for a week didn't make insulin work better in adults with type 1 diabetes. No improvement in insulin sensitivity or blood vessel function. The popular assumption just got a solid check. 🧪

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

[Part 1 of 3] A 12-week trial found that a high-protein supplement during a mild calorie-restricted diet helped overweight adults lose significantly more deep belly fat — partly by changing how their gut bacteria process amino acids. Protein isn't just for muscles. 🥩

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

[Part 1 of 3] A 12-week trial found a high-protein supplement during a mild calorie cut helped overweight adults lose more deep belly fat — the dangerous kind around your organs. Their gut bacteria started handling protein differently, which may be part of why. 🥛

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

[Part 1 of 3] A 12-week trial found that a high-protein supplement during a mild calorie-restricted diet helped overweight adults lose significantly more deep belly fat — the dangerous kind wrapped around your organs. Their gut bacteria started processing amino acids differently, which may be part…

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Your gut turns pomegranates, walnuts, and raspberries into urolithin A. One claim: it boosts recycling of your cells' power plants 39% more than fasting. That's a relative jump. 🧪

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] A high-caffeine thermogenic kept resting metabolism from dropping over 4 weeks. The no-supplement group lost ~95 calories/day of resting burn. The supplement group held steady—a 111 cal/day gap. ☕

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Low-carb vs high-carb: same belly fat loss when calories and protein match. Aerobic exercise beats weights for visceral fat. Focus on calories and cardio. #NutritionScience #BellyFat #Health s.fitbodyscience.com/uYQ9Cx

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] In a study of 16,000+ heart disease cases, neither plant nor animal protein was linked to heart risk. The protein source debate may be overblown.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Aiming for a blood pressure below 120 (the top number) cut heart attacks and strokes by 25% vs the standard 140 target. In a major study of adults 50+ with high blood pressure, side effects like dizziness occurred, but heart benefits were clear.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Exercise shrinks dangerous belly fat only if your body's own inflammation signal, IL-6, is allowed to work. Block IL-6 in a trial, and the visceral fat loss vanished. That post-workout burn? Part of the switch.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Eating one avocado a day for 12 weeks increased gut bacteria diversity in adults with abdominal obesity—and they didn't change anything else in their diet. More diverse gut bugs are linked to better digestion, immunity, and mood. 🥑

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) may raise the risk of a rare eye condition that cuts blood flow to the optic nerve — sudden, painless vision loss. Researchers who pooled multiple studies found a real link. Rare, but serious. 👁️

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Drop your systolic blood pressure under 120 instead of under 140 and you cut heart attacks, strokes and deaths — even if your cholesterol and blood sugar are perfect. High blood pressure is a risk all on its own. 🤯

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Step trackers add 1,126 extra steps a day at 4 months. By 2 years? Nothing. The boost fades to zero, so the gadget can start the habit but can't keep it alive.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] A supplement made middle-aged legs stronger without extra exercise: 500 mg/day of urolithin A improved hamstring strength by ~12%, while placebo got ~9–10% weaker. It seems to clean up damaged cell power plants.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Low-carb diets burn an extra 135 calories a day after you adapt — like a free 20-minute jog. A randomized trial found this after just over two and a half weeks.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Eating less protein raises a hormone called FGF21 that makes your body burn more calories. Sounds like a weight-loss hack? Not so fast—the studies involved overfeeding, and protein is still crucial.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] In people with Lynch syndrome, daily aspirin to prevent colon cancer may backfire: by year 4, precancerous growths went up vs placebo. But a fiber called resistant starch showed fewer other cancers (7 vs 17 cases). 🤔

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] A supplement beat placebo for leg strength in middle-aged adults: Urolithin A improved hamstring and knee-flexion strength by about 10% over 4 months. The placebo group actually got weaker. It helps cells clear damaged parts. Peak power didn't improve.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] 30g of resistant starch daily cut cancer risk in people with Lynch syndrome—a genetic condition that raises cancer risk. Protection faded when they stopped. 🥔

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] A keto diet cut liver fat by 68% in people with fatty liver—even though they lost the same weight as those on Mediterranean or low-fat diets. The other diets only managed 45%. Same scale, different result.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] A year of growth hormone, DHEA, and metformin regrew the shrinking thymus in middle-aged men — MRI scans showed fatty tissue replaced by new immune tissue, and their biological age markers dropped. 🧬

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] A personalized cancer vaccine—made from a patient’s own tumor—helped 1,137 melanoma patients live longer without the cancer coming back after surgery. In a phase 3 trial, it beat the group that didn’t get the vaccine. 🧬

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Keto cut liver fat by 68% in people with fatty liver. Mediterranean and low-fat diets? 45% each. Everyone lost about the same 10% of body weight — so the diet itself did the extra work, not the weight loss. 🥑

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Training to failure doesn't build more muscle or strength than leaving 1-3 reps in reserve—it just makes you more sore and tired.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] We fact-checked Physionic's video on berberine & metformin. The wildest part? Metformin doesn't just lower blood sugar—it makes your gut cells suck sugar out of your blood and burn it for fuel. That's the real mechanism, and it's a game-changer.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Metformin doesn't work where we thought. It makes your gut eat blood sugar—2x in the small intestine, 3x in the colon. Not the liver.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Bacteria in your gallbladder? Probably not a big deal. And stress hormones? Maybe not the villain you think.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Allulose, a zero-cal sweetener, cut post-meal blood sugar spikes by 8% in a type 2 diabetes trial. Real effect, but industry-funded. Still, interesting.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Allulose: a sweet sugar that might actually lower blood sugar.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] We analyzed Menno Henselmans' video on the forever intermediate plateau. Our biggest takeaway: losing weight at 0.7% per week preserves lean mass and boosts strength better than 1.4%. Slow and steady wins the muscle game.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Lifting weights beats cardio for blood sugar control in normal-weight type 2 diabetes. New research shows resistance training wins on body composition too.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

[Part 1 of 4] We fact-checked Physionic's oat video. Our analysis: just 2 servings of oats a week was linked to lower cardiovascular disease risk. That's a tiny habit with a big payoff.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Oat fiber's cholesterol-lowering power? It all comes down to molecular weight. Get it wrong, you're just eating fiber. Get it right, LDL drops.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

[Part 1 of 3] A hidden pregnancy risk could be quietly affecting your child's IQ.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

[Part 1 of 4] We fact-checked Thomas DeLauer's xylitol video. His claim that typical doses aren't absorbed? Our analysis says the opposite — your gut takes it up.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Your post-ice-bath muscle gains might be imaginary. Cold water blunts the exact pathway that builds muscle. But here's the twist: it's not the ice bath's fault.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

[Part 1 of 4] We analyzed Dr. Layne Norton's xylitol video. Most shocking? Xylitol spikes blood levels 1000x, yet human trials show zero harm to blood vessels. Here's what the evidence really says.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Your muscles stay extra sensitive to protein for a full 24 hours after a workout. The 'anabolic window' is way longer than you think.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

[Part 1 of 4] We fact-checked Dr Brad Stanfield's cancer vaccine video. Our analysis: a personalized mRNA vaccine cut recurrence risk by 44% in a phase 2 trial. That's huge.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Melanoma patients on personalized mRNA vaccines had 49% fewer recurrences — and the protection held for 3 years.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

[Part 1 of 4] We fact-checked Thomas DeLauer's thyroid video. The wildest finding? A single 200mg dose of L-theanine cut cortisol by ~40% in an hour. That's a real effect.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

[Part 1 of 3] Cutting carbs makes your body flush out salt. That's why low-carb dieters often feel wiped out — they're actually salt-depleted. Here's the fix.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

[Part 1 of 3] A single dose of l-theanine can quiet your brain's stress response in 30 minutes. That's faster than most anti-anxiety meds. Here's what that means for your focus and sleep.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

[Part 1 of 4] We analyzed Dr. William Li's nitric oxide claims—and the most surprising one isn't about beets. It's that cacao flavanols might trigger stem cells to repair blood vessels. But does the evidence back it up?

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

[Part 1 of 4] A 15-minute phone call might beat any diet pill for weight loss. This week: vitamin K2, cocoa, vitamin C, and a scary peptide claim.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

[Part 1 of 4] We found the most eye-opening claim in Dr. Milo Wolf's video isn't about stretching—it's that you might need 30-42 sets per muscle group weekly to maximize growth. That's a lot more than most programs prescribe. Here's our take.

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FitBodyScience @fitbodyscience.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

[Part 1 of 4] Your coffee habit might be doing more than perking you up—it could be boosting your brain's processing speed. The compound? Chlorogenic acid, not caffeine.

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