Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results. This study was conducted at The Center for Applied Health Sciences in Ohio, where Tim N. Ziegenfuss, is a principal owner. While Tim Ziegenfuss had no direct involvement in the data collection or statistical analyses of this study, he does have several granted patents on methylliberine. He is disclosing his intellectual property interests to maintain research integrity and transparency.