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L-phenylalanineFinding

L-phenylalanine decreases ad libitum test-meal energy intake

lowersModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Phe-10 g, but not Phe-5 g, reduced energy intake compared with control (p = 0.012; Table 1).”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of L-Phenylalanine on Energy Intake and Glycaemia-Impacts on Appetite Perceptions, Gastrointestinal Hormones and Gastric Emptying in Healthy Males.
This finding among the 9 findings on its endpoint

L-phenylalanine

Ad libitum test-meal energy intake

lowers

Who
Healthy normal-weight young men, part A, randomised double-blind three-way crossover; Phe-10 g arm against control suspension without phenylalanine; energy intake at a buffet meal 30 min after the intragastric bolus
Dose studied
10 g L-phenylalanine as a single 100-mL intragastric bolus via nasogastric tube, suspended in ORA-Plus, 30 min before the buffet meal

Moderate evidencePMID 32560181 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
1 day

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Nutrients
What else it reported3 findings · 1 compound · 3 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M70CSKY673Q2B9YYFQJKGH2W