Question about L-Arginine

[TheGreatDivider]

But it's just an essential amino acid!

Adv Exp Med Biol. 1978;105:119-29.
Nutritional consequences of excess amino acid intake.

Munro HM.
Abstract

Various mechanisms respond to intakes of amino acids in excess of those required for normal tissue function. When excessive amounts of amino acids are taken, catabolism by enzymes in the liver and elsewhere is accelerated when intake exceeds requirements. In addition, changes in the free amino acid levels in the brain signal the nervous system centers regulating food consumption, and eating patterns are affected. This central nervous system mechanism may even determine the proportions of protein and of energy--yielding nutrients chosen in the diet through a mechanism regulated by the entry of tryptophan and other neurotransmitter precursors into the brain. These observations on protective mechanisms are considered in relation to effects obtained by feeding disproportionate amounts of amino acids. Intakes of large amounts of amino acids can produce toxicities, in which plasma concentrations of the administered amino acid rise to very high levels. Antagonisms arise from feeding excess of one amino acid that can be relieved by feeding a structurally related amino acid. Finally, amino acid imbalances are produced by adding surpluses of essential amino acids other than the essential amino acid most limiting for growth; the growth depression caused by this addition can be relieved by adding more of the most limiting amino acid to the diet. In all circumstances involving feeding with disproportionate amounts of amino acids, there is evidence of changes in brain amino acid levels. It is suggested that these changes play an important role in initiating protective responses against abnormal amino acid intakes.

High Intake Effects

Sometimes people consume large amounts of protein or take amino acid supplements to help them build muscle, because muscle tissue is very dense in protein. However, a review published in a 2000 issue of the "Journal of Nutrition" found that consuming lots of amino acids does not significantly improve athletic performance. Excessive consumption of amino acids also puts more strain on your kidneys since they have to excrete more urea than normal. High protein intake can also acidify your blood.

You're referencing a study on BCAAs, not straight arginine.

There are some out there on arginine given to burn victims and recovering heart surgery patients, but those people were given upwards of 20-30g of straight arginine through IV drips. Not the same as oral supplementation with arginine as most of it is destroyed in the stomach.

[CUSP82]

I'm referring to being careful

[TheGreatDivider]

I'm referring to being careful

And not getting the runs.

[TheGreatDivider]

For the record I think Arginine supplements are a waste of money. But people insist on taking them so...

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[popol5169]

Ordered.

[closed224]

Enjoy

[not2big]

I suffer with severe diabetic induced ED and I have found that l- arginine is one of the few supplements that actually helps generate a semi which I can then build into a full erection with the use of a tight constriction band and kegeling. Snake oil or not I am still going to continue buying it.

[closed224]

I use it also at times. I Dont use it often because it gets blunted. I started taking it because it supposedly helps control blood sugar, but for me it has the opposite effect. It raises my blood sugar pretty drastically.