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Taking a specific amino acid supplement called L-arginine every day for three weeks might make people feel less tired when they exercise, after having a heart attack and while doing heart rehab — compared to taking a sugar pill.

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L-Arginine Enhances the Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Physical Performance: New Insights for Managing Cardiovascular Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2022 Jun

This study gave heart attack patients recovering in rehab a daily supplement of L-arginine (3.32 grams) and found they felt less tired during exercise compared to those who took a fake pill — exactly what the claim says.

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L-Arginine Enhances the Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Physical Performance: New Insights for Managing Cardiovascular Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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DOI: 10.1124/jpet.122.001149

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Taking a specific amino acid supplement called L-arginine every day for three weeks helps people who’ve had a heart attack and are in rehab walk farther in six minutes than those who take a sugar pill.

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Taking L-arginine while doing heart rehab after a heart attack might help you feel stronger and move better, no matter how old you are, your gender, how fit you were before, or other health problems you have.

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Taking a daily L-arginine supplement for two weeks doesn't help lower ammonia levels in the blood when healthy young men cycle hard, because the supplement group and the placebo group ended up with pretty much the same ammonia levels.

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Taking a daily L-arginine supplement for two weeks doesn't make healthy young men cycle any harder or faster in a short, self-paced test compared to taking a sugar pill.

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Taking a daily L-arginine supplement for two weeks might help young men recover faster from bike workouts by reducing a chemical in their blood that signals muscle damage.

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