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Is Velositol a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that Velositol is a scam. Velositol is amylopectin and chromium which is supposed to boost muscle protein synthesis. Carbohydrates have already been shown to boost muscle protein synthesis, the problem is the Velositol studies were never designed to assess…

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Is CreGAAtine a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that CreGAAtine is a scam. The human clinical trials they have performed distort and misrepresent the claims they are making, furthermore we believe their data actually shows that normal creatine monohydrate is better than CreGAAtine. Their first human study,…

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Is HydroNOX a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that HydroNOX is a scam. HydroNOX is just Citrulline hydrochloride (HCL). We can find no human clinical evidence that this ingredient works better then normal Citrulline. We don't even see this product on the inventor's site, we can't find…

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Is Ignitor by Glanbia a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that Ignitor by Glanbia is a scam. We can find no human clinical evidence that this ingredient works, its truly embarrassing. Glanbia is a multi billion dollar company (€ 3.9 billion-2019). They spent €15 million on an innovation center…

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Is Metabolyte a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that Metabolyte is a scam. Metabolyte is either sodium or potassium bound with dodecanedioic acid. The inventors seem to describe it as "a source of energy through the oxidation of fatty acids" but the brands using it say it…

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Is CreAbsorb a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that CraAbsorb is a scam. We can find no human clinical evidence that this ingredient works. MuscleBlaze claims "MB Creatine Monohydrate CreAMP on the other hand deteriorates a lot less than Regular Creatine making it more bioavailable" which does…

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Is PeptiStrong a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that PeptiStrong is a scam. Many of its studies are either in mice or against a placebo doing nothing. The most interesting study has conflicts of interest, and is incorrectly designed. PeptiStrong is a hydrolyzed fava bean peptide. What's…

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Is PeptiPump a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that PeptiPump is a scam. We can find no human clinical evidence that this ingredient works. We don't even see this product on the inventor's site, and the only Google results are PR pieces announcing its launch. We can't…

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Is VELOX a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that VELOX is a scam. Many of its studies have conflicts of interest, and its most interesting study is incorrectly designed. VELOX is just one gram of Citrulline and one gram of Arginine blended together; that's it. Literally just…

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Is DL-185 a Scam? - TLDR

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that DL-185 currently used by MuscleTech Peptide 185 is a scam. Its study is conflicted and incorrectly designed. We believe the study actually shows that DL-185 is worse than normal leucine. DL-185 is just two leucine molecules bonded together;…

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Is AstraGin a Scam?

Scam SUMMARY: It is our opinion that AstraGin is not only a scam, but one of the worst ingredients in sports nutrition. The reason brands have to make such vague and generic claims about AstraGin is that the science is so poor and misleading. AstraGin…

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