#024: Shawn Wells #3 | BAIBA (β-Aminoisobutyric Acid) - Weight Loss Ingredient Mimics Exercise?!

In November of 2019, we welcome back Shawn Wells to talk about his new role as Chief Science Officer with NNB Nutrition. Specifically, he's joining us to discuss a novel new ingredient BAIBA (sold as MitoBurn by NNB) which has been studied for a few years but mostly unavailable from ingredient manufacturers. Tune in to learn about Shawn, BAIBA (also known as β-aminoisobutyric acid or 3-Aminoisobutyric acid), and the wonderful world of new novel ingredients! Articles at https://blog.priceplow.com/supplement-research/baiba and https://blog.priceplow.com/supplement-ingredients/mitoburn Long story short is that this molecule is generated when you exercise (it's generated from broken-down valine or thymine), and is more of a SIGNAL than an amino acid, activating various "exercise-induced" mechanisms in the body. When supplementing extra BAIBA in mice, a ton of interesting health effects occur: - Changes the characteristics of energy storing white adipose tissue into energy burning brown-like adipose tissue - Increases liver (hepatic) beta oxidation (fat burning) - Protect against fat gain in mice with partial leptin deficiency - Increase plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), which is the primary ketone body generated when beta-oxidizing fat - Improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity - Prevent disuse-based bone and muscle loss