Machine Fuel's (by MTS Nutrition) ability to increase protein synthesis is rated as 1.3 out of 3. This rating means there is little to no evidence that the product has the ability to deliver on this claim. Using Machine Fuel to increase protein synthesis will not lead to positive results. This rating is different from the product's overall rating and is based on what peer reviewed journal articles conclude on its ability to perform this one claim. This page contains an indepth analysis on how this claim-rating was calculated.

Note: The ratings on this page only deal with Machine Fuel's ability to increase protein synthesis. To view the product's overall rating, visit the product's main page: Machine Fuel.

Table of Contents

  1. Simple Report
  2. Detailed Report
  3. References

Simple Report

Detailed Report

The detailed report is an in-depth analysis on how Machine Fuel's rating for this particular claim was calculated.

Claim Effectiveness Ratings

Each supplement product is a blend of ingredients. The database uses peer reviewed journal articles to rate the ingredients. These ratings are also used to rate how well products perform overall as well as on individual claims.

The supplement ingredients listed in table below are identified as affecting Machine Fuel's ability to increase protein synthesis. The rating next to the ingredient describes the ingredient's ability to increase protein synthesis. These ratings are averaged together and provide the product's overall ability to deliver on the same claim.

Ingredients Increase Protein Synthesis Rating
Branched Chain Amino Acids 1.3 out of 3
Product's Claim Effectiveness Rating 1.3 out of 3

Claim Research Ratings

The research rating describes how well an ingredient's ability to perform a certain claim (such as increase protein synthesis) has been researched. This rating is based on the amount of studies contained in the database on a particular ingredient and claim. Ingredient research ratings are averaged together to from the product's research rating for this specific cliam.

This rating is important because we need to know if there is enough research to make a valid conclusion on a product's worthiness. Ratings above 80 are ideal. Anything below 60 means there is not enoguh research to make a valid conclusion one way or another on a product's ability to deliver on this particular claim.

Ingredients Increase Protein Synthesis Research Rating
Branched Chain Amino Acids
Product's Claim Research Rating

References

Title
Overnight branched-chain amino acid infusion causes sustained suppression of muscle proteolysis
Observations of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Administration in Humans
Branched-chain amino acids and muscle protein synthesis in humans: myth or reality?