Taking carnosine supplements doesn't seem to lower triglyceride levels in adults with metabolic conditions like diabetes or prediabetes - the research shows a tiny drop that could easily be just random chance.

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Effect of carnosine supplementation on lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, HbA1C and insulin resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term randomized controlled trials.

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2020 Jan

This study directly confirms the claim - it tested carnosine supplements on people with metabolic problems and found that triglycerides didn't change in a meaningful way. The small drop they saw (-14.46 mg/dL) could easily be due to chance since the range of possible results included zero.

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Effect of carnosine supplementation on lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, HbA1C and insulin resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term randomized controlled trials.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2019.102241

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