Specialists have discovered role of mustard for gaining muscle mass and reduction of fat

Some late researches have determined several benefits of mustard. Everybody knows that it is a good remedy that adds pleasant flavor to food. Moreover, it has been discovered that mustard can help to lose fat and improve physical appearance.
A research linked with mustard has been conducted by Debora Esposito and his colleagues at North Carolina University in Kannapolis (USA). It has been affirmed under results of the study that a compound which is named “homobrassinolide” found in mustard and other related herbs has ability to increase lean muscle mass and energy in mammals.
28-Homobrassinolide is a brassinosteroid. It is a type of steroid which is contained in plants which are included in Brassica family. It has been known that it is capable to induce growing plants. But nobody has been aware about its role in mammals. The experts have discovered that homobrassinolide has ability to lead to anabolic effects in mammals. It induces enhancing protein synthesis, stimulates appetite and increases muscle mass through increase of number and size of muscle fibers in animals.
Healthy rats have been enrolled in the study. They have been given oral homobrassinolide during 24 days. Dual-emission x-ray absorptiometry analysis has been used in order to check changes in weight, food consumption and composition of rats’ bodies. It has been noted that animals who have been given homobrassinolide have gained significantly more muscle mass than those that have not been treated.
Increase of muscle mass indicates about a higher basal metabolic rate. Increased BMR is associated with great caloric burning which helps to stay lean.
So, the research has clearly displayed that homobrassinolide increases protein synthesis, enhances size and number of muscle fibers which play an essential role for enhancement of endurance.
Experts suppose that such plants, as mustard, can be used for more increased brassinosteroid content. It can help to have lean muscle mass, increase it and prevent several health troubles.
It is supposed that future supplement and medicine industry will elaborate products that will be efficacious in case of several diseases linked with muscle wasting. Such preparations can be applied as alternative medicines to synthetic steroids because the first ones will probably have minimal or no side effects.
Leaves of mustard have little calories. They are rich in antioxidants. Leaves of mustard have anti-inflammatory properties. Moreover, they represent an excellent source of iron, magnesium, fiber, selenium and phosphorous.
Mustard may be used for preparing salads, curds and tempering. It would be useful to take at least one teaspoon of mustard with water or meal in order to obtain several benefits.