Ursolic acid and performance
What 3 graded rows on ursolic acid agree on for performance, 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 Ursolic acid page, with its PubMed record.
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Ursolic acid and performance
3 rows · 54 peopleMostly an improvement: 2 of 3 rows, and most of the people. 1 found no difference.
- DGrade D× 3
- Rows
- 3
- Trials
- 3
- People
- 54
Where they differ
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 22 people (2021) and found no difference.
Only the 2 rows that found an improvement name athletes or trained people in their population.
The row that found no difference is newer (2021) than the 2 rows that found an improvement (2014 to 2017).
The rows
2 improved · 1 no difference- DGrade DMuscle-damage blood markers with resistance training · Improved
Pilot RCT · n 16 · 2017 · Resistance-trained men
450 mg/day · 8 weeks
Creatine kinase, LDH and BNP fell in the ursolic acid group; body composition did not change significantly.
Row on the Ursolic acid page · PubMed 29200908 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DStrength with resistance training · Improved
RCT · n 16 · 2014 · Healthy men (mean BMI 27) in a resistance program
3 capsules a day (mg not stated in the abstract) · 8 weeks
Extension and flexion strength and IGF-1 rose and body fat fell from baseline in the ursolic acid group; between-group differences were not the main analysis.
Row on the Ursolic acid page · PubMed 25352765 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DStrength and muscle mass with resistance training · No difference
RCT · n 22 · 2021 · Physically active young men on a high-protein diet
400 mg/day · 8 weeks
Strength and muscle mass rose in both groups with no difference between ursolic acid and placebo.
Row on the Ursolic acid page · PubMed 32593524 (opens PubMed)