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Does Intake Of Arginine And Citrulline Supplements Increase The Uric Acid Levels?

Posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2016

Question: will taking l citrulline + l arginine supplements increase uric acid level?

so taking arginine in isolation will increase uric acid but taking in combination with citrulline is safe?

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
arginine may cause problems

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

arginine supplementation may cause problems to your uric acid, including gout. Although citrulline and arginine metabolism are connected, there are no reports I that I know that this supplement causes uric acid elevation.

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
no...

Detailed Answer:
That's not what I meant...
Arginine supplementation whether taken alone or in combination with citrulline may cause uric acid increases.
Citrulline is not supposed to do so.

I hope it's more clear now!

Kind Regards!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar