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sn-glycerol 3-phosphocholineFinding

Sn-glycerol 3-phosphocholine decreases serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

lowersModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Post hoc analysis revealed significantly lower TSH levels (500 mg of A-GPC 2.29 ± 0.51μIU/ml, 3.17 ± 1.6 μIU/ml for placebo, 2.97 ± 1.03 μIU/ml for 250 mg of A-GPC and 3.08 ± 0.83 μIU/ml for Caffeine) with the 500 mg A-GPC dose as compared to all other treatment (p < 0.04).”
Quoted verbatim from Evaluation of the effects of two doses of alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine on physical and psychomotor performance.
This finding among the 4 findings on its endpoint

sn-glycerol 3-phosphocholine

Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

lowers

Who
Healthy college-aged men, recreationally trained, four parallel groups of 12; 500 mg A-GPC dose group compared with placebo, 250 mg A-GPC and 200 mg caffeine groups; serum sampled 60 and 120 min after the first dose
Dose studied
500 mg A-GPC (two capsules per day) versus placebo, 250 mg A-GPC and 200 mg caffeine

Moderate evidencePMID 29042830 · 2017

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZFAJVHAAGK1PH5GCMR5EXJ