Jiang, X
In a randomized controlled trial, an extract from gynostemma modestly reduced body weight and fat mass in obese subjects (Park, Huh 2014)
Experimental work indicates that statins disturb mitochondrial complexes, although this sits mainly in mechanistic studies rather than patient-level trial In clinic I treat these hypotheses as prompts to focus on whole-mitochondrial support sleep, nutrient-dense diet, physical activity matched to capacity, and careful review of polypharmacy rather than chasing every possible supplement
Absorbance at 450 nm was measured using a SpectraMax iD5 (Molecular Devices, LLC, San Jose, CA, USA)
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As of February 2026, BPC-157 returned to Category 1 compounding status