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Uridine

People mainly take Uridine for focus, mood, energy. Based on 94 first-hand reports and 50 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #323 of 1,974 overall.

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User score
Mixed
26% positive11% mixed9% negative55% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 57% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
50
meta-analyses
75
RCTs
19,988
papers

What Uridine does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

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.

Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr · 2020 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
A systematic review of plant-conjugated masked mycotoxins: Occurrence, toxicology, and metabolism

Conclusion: The most relevant animal model of human sensitivity, the pig, is most sensitive to masked mycotoxins. This review focuses on updates in the current knowledge on country-specific natural-occurrence data in global surveys, as well as in vitro and in vivo toxicology and metabolic investigations of masked mycotoxins.

PubMed 30806521 ↗
Orphanet J Rare Dis · 2018 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Status of nutrients important in brain function in phenylketonuria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: The current data show that PKU patients have lower availability of DHA, EPA and cholesterol. Compliance with the phe-restricted diet including the micronutrient fortified protein substitute (PS) is essential to ensure adequate micronutrient status. Given the complexity of the diet, patients' micronutrient and fatty acid status should be continuously monitored, with a particular focus on patients who are non-compliant or poorly compliant with their PS. Given their key role in brain function, assessment of the status of nutrients where limited data was found (e.g. choline, iodine) should be unde

PubMed 29941009 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

dailyas reported
standard doseas reported
long-termas reported
500 mgdaily
250 mg5 days on, 2 off
100mgas reported

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

headache ×2anxiety ×2brain fog ×1anemia ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

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