PapersPMID:28120856
The effect of l-arginine supplementation on body composition and performance in male athletes: a double-blinded randomized clinical trial.
- findings
- 2
- compound
- 1
- endpoints
- 2
L-arginine- Study, every finding
- RCT · 6 weeks
- Dose studied, every finding
- 2 g/day l-arginine for 45 days
- Population, every finding
- Male soccer players aged 16-35 years in Isfahan, Iran
No finding here moved its endpoint.
What did not
How to read these marks →“No significant effect of l-arginine supplementation was found on weight, BMI, BFM and LBM.”
- No detected effect on body mass
very limitedreplicated ×2
- No detected effect on body mass index
very limited
Study record
- Design
- randomised controlled trial
- Species
- human
- Population
- male soccer players in Isfahan, Iran; l-arginine 2 g per day versus maltodextrin placebo
- Participants
- 56
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- 45 days
- Endpoints measured
- 5