People mainly take D-Ribose for recovery, energy, performance. Based on 8 first-hand reports and 6 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1086 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 100% are positive.
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
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: Although there was low quality evidence of improvement in some parameters with creatine, oral sucrose, ramipril and a carbohydrate rich diet, none was sufficiently strong to indicate significant clinical benefit.
PubMed 21154353 ↗Conclusion: • Differences in crystal structure and catalytic mechanism between RpiA and RpiB. • Application of Rpi as a rare sugar producer and a potential drug target.
PubMed 32533303 ↗Conclusion: D-ribose treatment caused cognitive impairment, and cognition deteriorated with increasing dose. Furthermore, the increase in AGEs in the blood and brain confirmed that D-ribose may be involved in cognitive impairment through non-enzymatic glycosylation resulting in the generation of AGEs. These findings provide a new research idea for unveiling basic mechanisms and prospective therapeutic targets for the prevention and treatment of patients with cognitive impairment.
PubMed 36438006 ↗Conclusion: Dantrolene was reported to cause a number of adverse effects including tiredness, somnolence, dizziness and muscle weakness. Low dose creatine (60 mg/kg/day) did not cause side-effects but high-dose creatine (150 mg/kg/day) worsened the symptoms of myalgia.Authors' conclusions Although there was low quality evidence of improvement in some parameters with creatine, oral sucrose, ramipril and a carbohydrate rich diet, none was sufficiently strong to indicate significant clinical benefit.
PubMed 25391139 ↗As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Also ordering some BCAA and D-Ribose to add to my daily smoothies.”
“I like to alternate with l-glycine and d-ribose”
“D-ribose, curcumin, L-theanine, ginseng, etc are all super great too.”
“D-ribose supplementation may indeed help to move adenine nucleotides back to the cells”
“Try D-Ribose please”
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