Pyruvate and weight
What 2 graded rows on pyruvate agree on for weight, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Pyruvate page, with its PubMed record.
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Pyruvate and weight
2 rows · 45 peopleThey agree: both rows found no difference.
- DGrade D× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 45
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 23 people (2005) and found no difference.
The rows run from 22 to 23 people, published from 2005 to 2009: 2 single studies.
The rows
2 no difference- DGrade DBody composition and exercise capacity during training · No difference
RCT · n 23 · 2005 · Untrained women starting a supervised exercise program
5 g twice daily (10 g/day) · 30 days
No significant change in body composition or exercise performance vs placebo; pyruvate may have blunted exercise-related HDL improvements.
- DGrade DBody composition in trained men · No difference
RCT · n 22 · 2009 · Young male soccer players
2 g/day · 4 weeks
No changes in weight, BMI, body fat, waist-to-hip ratio or muscle mass vs placebo; no side effects.