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Lean Body Mass

Everything that is not fat — muscle, bone, water, organs.

DIRECTION
↑ higher is better
NORMAL RANGE
varies
MECHANISMS
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What
moves it.

These biological pathways influence Lean Body Mass. Click any to see what affects it.

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mTOR
mTOR Signaling

mTOR is the master switch for muscle growth and protein synthesis.

What
affects it.

amino-acid
Creatine

The most studied sports supplement. Increases phosphocreatine stores in muscle.

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vitamin
Vitamin B12

Required for DNA synthesis and red blood cell formation. Methyl and adenosyl forms are bioidentical [citation:34].

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vitamin
Folate

Required for DNA synthesis and homocysteine metabolism.

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