Mustard may improve physical appearance

Some recent researches have set certain benefits of mustard. Anyone knows that it is a good remedy that adds pleasant flavor to meal. Moreover, it has been discovered that mustard may help to lose fat and improve physical appearance.
A study related to mustard has been conducted by Debora Esposito and his colleagues at North Carolina University in Kannapolis (USA). It has been affirmed under results of the study that a compound which is called “homobrassinolide” found in mustard and other related herbs is capable to increase lean muscle mass and strength in mammals.
28-Homobrassinolide is a brassinosteroid. It is a type of steroid that is contained in plants which are included in Brassica family. It has been known that it has ability to induce growing plants. But nobody has been aware about its role in mammals. The experts have defined that homobrassinolide has ability to lead to anabolic effects in mammals. It induces enhancing protein synthesis, stimulates appetite and increases muscle mass through enhancement of number and size of muscle fibers in animals.
Healthy rats have been implicated in the study. They have been given oral homobrassinolide during 24 days. Dual-emission x-ray absorptiometry analysis has been used in order to check changes in weight, food consumption and composition of rats’ bodies. It has been observed that animals that have been given homobrassinolide have acquired significantly more muscle mass than those that have not received this compound.
Enhancement of muscle mass indicates about a higher basal metabolic rate. Increased BMR is associated with great caloric burning that helps to remain lean.
So, the research has clearly manifested that homobrassinolide enhances protein synthesis, increases size and number of muscle fibers which play an essential role for enhancement of strength.
Experts suggest that such plants, as mustard, may be used for higher brassinosteroid content. It can help to have lean muscle mass, increase it and prevent some diseases.
It is supposed that future supplement and medicine industry will elaborate preparations that will be efficient in case of certain maladies connected with muscle wasting. Such products may be used as alternative medicines to synthetic steroids because the first ones will probably cause minimal or no side effects.
Leaves of mustard have little calories. They are rich in antioxidants. Leaves of mustard cause anti-inflammatory effects. Furthermore, they represent an excellent source of iron, magnesium, fiber, selenium and phosphorous.
Mustard may be applied for preparing salads, curds and tempering. It would be useful to take at least one teaspoon of mustard with water or food in order to get certain benefits.