Fitness fanatics should reach for the mustard and NOT spinach if they want to look like Popeye

Fitness fanatics looking to build muscle should consider reaching for the mustard, a study has found.

The steroid homobrassinolide, found in the mustard plant, increases muscle mass, the size of muscle fibres and appetite, research suggests.

In addition, the effect when tested on rats was similar to anabolic steroids, which promote the growth of muscle and which are used illegally by athletes to improve performance.  More

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