L-phenylalanineFinding
L-phenylalanine increases plasma glucagon
raisesModerate evidenceFinding
01 · The sentence it was drawn from
“Phe-10 g increased (p = 0.002), while Phe-5 g tended to increase (p = 0.097), plasma glucagon AUC−1 to −120 min, compared with control.”
L-phenylalanine
Plasma glucagon
raises
- Who
- Healthy normal-weight young men, part B, randomised double-blind three-way crossover; plasma glucagon AUC over 120 min after a mixed-nutrient drink preceded by the intragastric bolus; Phe-10 g arm against control suspension
- Dose studied
- 10 g L-phenylalanine as a single 100-mL intragastric bolus via nasogastric tube, suspended in ORA-Plus, 30 min before the mixed-nutrient drink
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
Nutrients04 · To cite this finding
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