Effects of carnosine supplementation on physical endurance: a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial.
- 2026-06-17
- RCT · n = 299
- Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 23(1)
- Timothy E O'Toole
- Christopher J Wingard
- Sonja K Bariess
- Catherine E Crandell
- Alok R Amraotkar
- Hong Gao
- Aruni Bhatnagar
- PubMed: 42308284
- DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2026.2679716
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
At Visit-4 we observed a statistically significant (p=0.010) increase in the number of steps for males in the carnosine supplementation group greater than 40 years age and a trend toward significance (p=0.06) for all males taking carnosine.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 2 g per day