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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Beta-Alanine and Improved Hippocampal Fractional Anisotropy

Doses used in studies

g/day: 2.4 (median 2.4, IQR 2.4–2.4) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 10 weeks · IQR 10 weeks–10 weeks · Range 10 weeks–10 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

β-Alanine supplementation improves fractional anisotropy scores in the hippocampus and amygdala in 60-80-year-old men and women.
- 2024-09
- RCT
- Experimental gerontology 194
- - Ishay Ostfeld
  - Amit Zamir
  - Tavor Ben-Zeev
  - Chagai Levi
  - Yftach Gepner
  - David Peled
  - Daniel Barazany
  - Shmuel Springer
  - Jay R Hoffman
- PubMed: 38971131
- DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112513
6 Insights on
- Improved Hippocampal Fractional Anisotropy
- High evidence
- Clinical
Changes in fractional anisotropy scores were significantly greater for BA than PL in the right hippocampus (p = 0.033)
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Dose
2.4 g·d^-1