The effect of L-arginine on the release of HGH was studied at the University of Virginia. Researchers concluded that arginine assists the positive HGH-releasing effect of exercise by limiting somatostatin release.
Large amounts of arginine have been used successfully with another amino acid, ornithine, to increase HGH release. Ornithine is manufactured in the body when arginine is used during the production of urea. These two amino acids may promote muscle building by increasing HGH and insulin.
However, the amount of arginine used in the study, 13 grams, caused gastrointestinal problems.
The bottom line on arginine as a viable HGH release agent is not complete. For example, one study from UCLA shows that arginine produces no increase in HGH with exercise and actually may impair HGH release during weight training, (Oral arginine does not stimulate basal or augment exercise-induced GH secretion in either young or old adults, 1999, Marcell).
Arginine can inflame cold sores. Arginine has no known drug interactions published at this time. However, adults using lysine for the treatment of cold sores (inflamed by stress and sun exposure) may not want to use arginine during the treatment phase because arginine can stimulate the virus that causes cold sores.
Arginine does have one noteworthy side effect. It produces nitric oxide – a key amino acid used in herbal formula Viagra alternatives. You may want to keep this in mind the next time an herbal potency ad comes on TV – you may already have a key ingredient on your vitamin shelf.
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