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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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The study gave men 5 grams of L-arginine every day for two weeks and had them bike hard — just like the claim said. It found no difference in ammonia levels between those who took L-arginine and those who took a fake pill, so the claim is right.

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