Papers/PMID:32980186
Effects of tree nut and groundnut consumption compared with those of l-arginine supplementation on fasting and postprandial flow-mediated vasodilation: Meta-analysis of human randomized controlled trials.
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)2021The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
What it reported
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1 finding
L-arginine — increases flow-mediated dilation
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Finding“Only l-arginine supplementation did improve postprandial FMD, but effects were not different from those of tree nuts and groundnuts.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of tree nut and groundnut consumption compared with those of l-arginine supplementation on fasting and postprandial flow-mediated vasodilation: Meta-analysis of human randomized controlled trials.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Dose
- 3-15 g/day (daily range across pooled RCTs)
- Population
- Adults; meta-analysis of human RCTs of l-arginine supplementation on postprandial flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery, alongside separate RCTs of tree nut and groundnut consumption
Effects of tree nut and groundnut consumption compared with those of l-arginine supplementation on fasting and postprandial flow-mediated vasodilation: Meta-analysis of human randomized controlled trials.2021PMID:32980186Permalink