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Muscle Tone & Metabolism: Sculpting from the Inside Out

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The role of muscle tone in metabolic health Metabolic health refers to how well the body generates and processes energy, taking into account cardiovascular risk, blood sugar regulation, blood pressure, and waist circumference. Paracrine myokines induced during exercise, such as musclin , may also target intramuscular adipose tissue.

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Bioactive Peptides From the Fava Bean: The Future of Muscular Health?

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Muscular health has been shown to improve body composition , metabolic health , and longevity by decreasing the risk for cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases.

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Clinical Trial Compares Vicia faba Peptides to Milk Protein in Promoting Muscle Protein Synthesis During Remobilization

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It is also regarded as an endocrine and paracrine organ , where muscle-derived signaling proteins, called myokines , facilitate communication between the muscles and other organs, such as the liver, pancreas, skeletal system, adipose tissues, and the cardiovascular system.