Allulose stands out because it tastes like sugar, but metabolically behaves very differently, says one of the papers authors, Benjamin Bikman, Ph.D., a metabolic health researcher and professor at Brigham Young University
Data sources: The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE.com, Science Citation Index, Google search and the China Biological Medicine Database to June 2012
Preclinical (animal) data Rodent studies suggest BPC-157 may: Promote blood vessel growth Enhance tendon fibroblast activity Reduce inflammation Protect gastrointestinal tissues However, these findings: Use doses far above any human equivalent Use controlled laboratory injuries Do not predict human efficacy 2
There might have been a slight increase in the bone mineral density (BMD) of the tibial region, but the overall and vertebral BMDs appeared to stay stable