In one 2008 study, obese participants who were given a whey protein supplement lost significantly more body fat and maintained more
muscle than the placebo group.
In a research study, it was proved that adults consuming orlistat lost 7.5 lbs
more than the placebo group in the previous 12 - months (4).
At the end of the intervention the rowers were 4.3 seconds faster
than the placebo group in a 2,000 - meter race lasting over 6 minutes (22).
The results show that the probiotic group fussed significantly more
than the placebo group at all time points from day seven to one month.
The average spine BMD also increased more in the treatment
group than placebo group at 12 months (3 percent vs. 1.1 percent) and at 24 months (4.5 percent vs. 0.7 percent).
Despite the poor match, the vaccinated group suffered 23 % fewer flulike
illnesses than the placebo group, lost 18 % fewer days of work, and made 25 % fewer hospital visits.
Take note: don't be fool when you see marketing material claiming «athletes gained 250 % more muscle
strength than placebo group using ZMA».
By week 48, participants had a 52 percent increase in dystrophin - positive muscle fibers and were able to walk 67.3 meters
farther than the placebo group on the six - minute walk test.
In the studies done on a group of NCAA football players, the ZMA group showed 250 % more muscle strength
gain than the placebo group, but in actual strength gains, the ZMA group showed 11.6 % compared to 4.6 % for the placebo group.
Across every performance measure, including maximal voluntary isometric contraction, countermovement jump height, 20 m sprint time, knee extensors, 5 -0-5 agility, the Montmorency group showed better
performance than the placebo group.
In one study of 146 volunteers, the people who took a garlic supplement daily for three months were less likely to come down with
colds than the placebo group.
Subjects who were given the 300 mg / d CoQ10 supplement had a higher change in maximum velocity at the start and finish of the
trial than the placebo group.
Studies of cold sufferers have found that those who consumed garlic extract experienced milder symptoms and shorter illness
duration than placebo groups, but the exact mechanism behind this phenomena is still unclear.
In a study on human subjects with mild type - 2 diabetes, consumption of fenugreek extract for two months decreased the blood sugar levels and were less insulin
resistant than the placebo group.
The results showed how intranasally vaccinated dogs had a reduction in cough scores, while dogs that were vaccinated intramuscularly did not have a significantly different cough
score than the placebo group that received no treatment.
Trial 2 showed that MQ recipients had less parasitemia than placebo recipients, no difference in adverse pregnancy outcomes or in low birth weight between the two groups, and poorer tolerability in the MQ
group than the placebo group.
The varenicline group (n = 760) had significantly higher continuous abstinence rates during weeks 15 through 24
than the placebo group (n = 750)(32.1 percent vs 6.9 percent) and during weeks 21 through 24 (37.8 percent vs 12.5 percent) and weeks 21 through 52 (27.0 percent vs 9.9 percent).
On average, study participants who received GM - CSF had their maximum walking time increase almost a minute (53 seconds) more
than the placebo group, although the difference was not statistically significant.
because if you look at the placebo groups increase of strength as the marker for what 100 % is and you look at how much more percentage of increase from the T + group it's about 1/3 more
than the placebo group.
This just means the ZMA group got 11.6 % stronger overall, which is 250 % more
than the placebo groups 4.6 % gain.
From the study, they found the subjects that took Hoodia consumed on average 1,000 calories less
than the placebo group, and found a statistically significant reduction in body fat.
And here we see something interesting: in both cases, the antioxidant group increased their 1RM by more
than the placebo group.