HMB Capsules

Beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate, a compound the body makes from leucine, in 1,000 mg capsules. Three a day is the usual serving.

• 1,000 mg capsules
• 3 g a day
• 120–240 count

Why you’d want it: A quiet gym-shelf product that people trying to lose fat without losing muscle have used for decades.

Picking tip: 3 g a day split across meals is the amount every study uses; one capsule a day is a waste of money. Calcium HMB is the normal form; the 'free acid' liquid is pricier for no clear reason. Give it a couple of months.

Supplements are food, not medicine: nothing here treats or prevents anything. If you take any medicine, ask a pharmacist first.

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