Episode 34B - All about SARMS - Drs. Escalante and Davila

“Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) differentially bind to androgen receptors depending on each SARM's chemical structure.”(Solomon ZJ et al. 2019). But do they actually give the benefits of androgens or anabolic steroids minus the side effects?  Listen and learn my friends!

Edwin Davila DO MS CISSN is a senior resident of Internal Medicine, TIGMER San Antonio. Medical degree from the UIWSOM San Antonio, MS Exercise Physiology Baylor University, BS Biology Baylor University, CISSN holder. TACSM Board of director, AMSSM board member. Prior US Naval Officer. Focus on obesity medicine and associated comorbidities.

Guillermo Escalante, DSc, MBA, ATC, CSCS*D, FISSN: Dr. Escalante is currently the Assistant Dean and Professor of Kinesiology for the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, San Bernardino. He also performs research in the areas of sports nutrition, physique enhancement, sports medicine, and human performance where his work has been published in over 60 peer-reviewed publications and/or presented at regional, national, and international conferences for athletic training, strength & conditioning, and sports nutrition. He is currently the Vice-President of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.

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