Conclusion: Supplementation of some but not all micronutrients may benefit cardiometabolic health. This study highlights the importance of micronutrient diversity and the balance of benefits and risks to promote and maintain cardiovascular health in diverse populations. (Antioxidant Supplementation in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases; CRD42022315165).
PubMed 36480969 ↗Citrulline
People mainly take Citrulline for performance, heart & lipids, libido. Based on 47 first-hand reports and 51 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #85 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 72% are positive.
What Citrulline does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
2 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Foods rich in polyphenols and nitrate provide trivial benefits for endurance exercise performance, although these effects may be food dependent. Highly trained endurance athletes do not appear to benefit from consuming nitrate-rich foods but may benefit from polyphenol consumption. Further research into food sources, dosage and supplementation duration to optimise the ergogenic response to polyphenol consumption is warranted. Further studies should evaluate whether differential sex-based responses to nitrate and polyphenol consumption are attributable to physiological differences or sample siz
PubMed 34965876 ↗Conclusion: This paper provides detailed information on the clinical, metabolic and genetic profiles of all HHH syndrome patients published to date. The clinical phenotype is extremely variable and its severity does not correlate with the genotype or with recorded ammonium/ornithine plasma levels. Early intervention allows almost normal life span but the prognosis is variable, suggesting the need for a better understanding of the still unsolved pathophysiology of the disease.
PubMed 25874378 ↗Conclusion: CIT supplementation appears to have no overall effect on body composition. However, exploratory findings indicated potential benefits at higher doses or shorter durations. Rigorous trials controlling for dietary intake and training variables are needed to clarify its long-term effects.
PubMed 41097202 ↗Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Citrulline is a precursor to nitric oxide, so it can work on erections just by producing more nitric oxide and therefore more cGMP.”
“Try some agmatine, citrulline, etc and see if that helps?”
“I started taking it and then had erectile dysfunction. It was useful with a web search to confirm that some other men had experience the same.”
“Next thing you're going to want to try are some amino acid like ALCAR, citrulline or creatine.”
“Intra-workout I'll typically keep a simple beverage of citrulline and BCAAs”
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