This review discusses studies which have shown that HMB can improve protein turnover and attenuate muscle loss in the elderly and in the clinical setting.  The authors suggest a mechanism whereby HMB inhibits inflammation and muscle apoptosis in these populations, as well as improving protein synthesis and decreasing protein degradation, which results in increasing lean mass.

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