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LeanGevity™ Science Center

Explore the peer-reviewed research behind essential amino acids, HMB, and TMG—and learn how nutrition and resistance exercise can work together to support healthy muscle.
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Supportive & Mixed Evidence Context

Essential Amino Acids

Provide the indispensable amino acids used to support muscle protein synthesis, triggering restoration pathway dynamics even during caloric deficit state environments.

HMB (β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate)

A highly investigated active leucine metabolite studied for muscle mass, overall strength preservation, and blocking active catabolic muscle-loss risk.

TMG (Betaine Anhydrous)

An organic osmolyte and vital methyl donor actively studied for cellular hydration protection, cellular osmotic strength, and high-performance output indices.
TRANSPARENT SCIENCE

Clinical Research Library

This library includes supportive, mixed, neutral, and contrary findings so readers can see the evidence in context. Clicking a study opens its PubMed record in a new tab.
2023 Systematic review
Supportive

Effects of Protein and Essential Amino Acid Supplementation in Lower-Limb Surgery

Hayagawa, et al. • Nutrients, 2023
What the research found: Nutritional enrichment via oral protein and EAA supplementation around lower-limb surgery may improve selected recovery timelines and skeletal architecture compared with standard post-operative care.
Why it matters for LeanGevity: Supports broad clinical rationale for targeted amino acid support during catabolic and recovery-sensitive conditions.
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2024 Meta-analysis
Supportive

Effects of Resistance Exercise and Essential Amino Acid Supplementation on Muscle Quality

Jiang, et al. • Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2024
What the research found: Integrated resistance exercise combined with EAA supplementation showed improved muscle density measurements, enhanced metabolic power, and greater myofibrillar responses compared with exercise alone.
Why it matters for LeanGevity: Supports pairing EAA with resistance exercise for synergistic muscle maintenance and restoration paths.
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2023 Umbrella review
Supportive

Ergogenic Benefits of HMB Supplementation on Body Composition

Mesquita, et al. • Nutrients, 2023
What the research found: Umbrella analysis indicated highly significant pooled improvements in muscle retention index, whole arm strength capability, and fat-to-muscle ratio markers under supplementation.
Why it matters for LeanGevity: Reinforces HMB as a supportive inclusion for recovery and lean-mass oriented strategies.
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2023 Systematic review
Supportive

Effects of HMB Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Strength in Sarcopenia

Li, et al. • Geriatrics, 2023
What the research found: Randomized comparisons suggest HMB may help preserve lean mass and support functional strength improvements during ageing-related decline patterns.
Why it matters for LeanGevity: Matches product rationale when preventing age-related muscle decline and structural weakness trajectories.
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2023 Systematic review
Mixed findings

Effects of Exercise Combined With HMB in Sarcopenia

Tong, et al. • Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2023
What the research found: Combined exercise plus HMB interventions showed benefit in select endpoints, while evidence remained inconsistent across every outcome and measurement structure.
Why it matters for LeanGevity: Highlights the need for context when interpreting muscle support evidence and where synergy with exercise may offer added value.
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2023 Systematic review
Supportive

Effects of Protein and Essential Amino Acid Supplementation in Lower-Limb Surgery

Hayagawa, et al. • Nutrients, 2023
What the research found: Nutritional enrichment via oral protein and EAA supplementation around lower-limb surgery may improve selected recovery timelines and skeletal architecture compared with standard post-operative care.
Why it matters for LeanGevity: Supports broad clinical rationale for targeted amino acid support during catabolic and recovery-sensitive conditions.
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2024 Systematic review
Supportive (Strength)

Effects of Choline TMG (Betaine) Supplementation on Exercise Performance

Kocapallı, et al. • Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2024
What the research found: Focused TMG (Betaine) supplementation may meaningfully support repeated-power metrics, perceived preparedness, and selected body-composition outcomes in trained populations.
Why it matters for LeanGevity: Indicates TMG may support high-output performance and muscle strength where physical output patterns matter.
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2025 Systematic review
Controversial

Effect of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Body Composition

Santos et al. • Obesity Reviews, 2025
What the research found: GLP-1 receptor agonist therapies can support total weight loss and reductions in body fat, but some studies also report reductions in lean mass during treatment.
Why it matters for LeanGevity: Highlights the importance of preserving lean tissue and supporting muscle-focused nutrition during medically supported weight-management protocols.
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2022 Systematic review
Not Supportive

TMG (Betaine) Supplementation Fails to Improve Body Composition

Antunes et al. • Clinical Reviews in Food Science, 2022
What the research found: Across available trials, TMG (Betaine) supplementation did not consistently improve body composition outcomes, including body fat or lean-mass measurements.
Why it matters for LeanGevity: Shows that evidence for TMG is mixed depending on the outcome being studied, so claims should remain aligned with the strength of the available research.
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Educational notice: The studies summarized here evaluated specific populations, products, doses, and protocols. Their results do not establish that LeanGevity will reproduce the same outcomes. LeanGevity is intended to complement—not replace—adequate nutrition, resistance exercise, and professional medical guidance.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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