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The issues include inconsistent quality, underreported adverse events, and consumer misconceptions, such as equating supplements with medications
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It also has a longer half-life in the body, which means that it can stay in the bloodstream for a more extended period, providing sustained energy to the cells
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Any intervention that might improve muscle preservation has proportionally greater value in this population, even if the absolute effect is modest
