Ergo-Log Excerpt: Combination of phenylalanine, alanine and arginine accelerates fat loss

If physically active people consume one and a half grams of a mixture of the amino acids phenylalanine, alanine and arginine on a daily basis, the amount of fat in their abdominal cavity significantly decreases. Researchers from the Japanese Meiji Corporation reported this in Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy


For 12 weeks, one group received 1500 milligrams of the amino acids phenylalanine, alanine and arginine (42:38:20) [A-mix] every day. Another group received a placebo.


Results Both groups lost body weight and body fat, but that did not lead to a statistically significant decrease in weight or fat mass in any of the groups. Both groups lost visceral fat, and this decrease was significantly greater among the amino acid cocktail users.


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Combination of phenylalanine, alanine and arginine accelerates fat loss