L-Tyrosine and Improved Core Temperature Regulation

• Oral L-Tyrosine Supplementation Improves Core Temperature Maintenance in Older Adults.

  • 2019-10-11
  • RCT
  • Medicine and science in sports and exercise 52(4)
  • • James A Lang
    • Alex C Krajek
    • Kelsey S Schwartz
    • Joel E Rand

  • PubMed: 31609301
  • DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002188

  2 Insights on

  • Improved Core Temperature Regulation

  • High evidence
  • Mixed

  Additionally, tyrosine improved Tc maintenance throughout cooling in older adults (placebo, -0.29 ± 0.07; tyrosine, -0.07 ± 0.07 ΔTES; P < 0.05).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  150 mg/kg