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TUDCA is not perfectly safe. Studies show that while it does prevent damage from ethanol and AAS abuse when taken during or after, it can also cause/exacerbate
by runnerup 4y ago
TUDCA is not perfectly safe. Studies show that while it does prevent damage from ethanol and AAS abuse when taken during or after, it can also cause/exacerbate damage when taken prior to ethanol/AAS or by healthy individuals.
Long term TUDCA use seems like it also lowers good cholesterol.
- graeme 4y agoTo be clear, if you’re not taking alcohol/ethanol etc then TUDCA seems fairly safe for short term use
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- runnerup 4y agoFor <8 weeks, yes. But year-round general supplementation for no indicated reason can be harmful. TUDCA is known to lower HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol).[0] NAC would be a more appropriate year-round liver support for general supplementation. 0: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8674405/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8674405/
- graeme 4y agoEven that has issues. It can promote lung cancer growth and initiation. The gist is it is too good at keeping cells alive and keeps alive some that should have died. https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/n-acetyl-cysteine-warning-shot https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/n-acetyl-cysteine-...
- manmal 4y agoNAC chelates metals like zinc and copper, so you got to watch out for low levels of those when supplementing NAC.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoWhat is AAS?
- runnerup 4y agoAnabolic steroids, it’s popular in that community as a harm reduction supplement for liver support.
- erentz 4y agoOh that’s not good. Thanks for letting me know.
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