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Tier-BPublic-ready6/12/2026

Beta-Alanine

Exercise performance and recovery is the main area connected here, and any felt benefit should be read together with the human evidence base.

Representative tier calculated from paper evidence that passed the collection audit.

Papers analyzed
20
Caution signal
Low
Representative score
74.8
Exercise performance and recoveryOther measured outcomes

Main benefit evidence

The representative ingredient tier is calculated from these target-level evidence groups.

Exercise performance and recovery
8 studiesTier-A
Exercise performance and recovery
Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusSupplement context
Potential benefit studied in Exercise performance and recovery.
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Exercise performance and recovery
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
78.0
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.
Other research signals
3 studiesTier-C
Other measured outcomes
Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusSupplement context
Potential benefit studied in Other research signals.
Open metrics
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Other measured outcomes
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
47.0
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.

Recent research

Updated This Month10 new papers

10 new papers were added in this period. No new risk signal was identified.

What's new

10 new papers were added.No new risk signal was identified.

Most notable recent finding

This is the most meaningful new study in the latest update.
review
Why it mattersIt ranked highest among the newly collected papers for this ingredient in the latest update.
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Study dosage range (reference only)

Lower dose
1.6
g/day
Higher dose
6.4
g/day
Dosages used in research papers, shown as reference context.
Not personal dosing instructions, recommendations, or safety limits.

Key cautions to review

Standalone side-effect signals and combination cautions are listed separately.

Caution index
0.6
Caution band: Low
Caution signals
1
Side effects + combos + curated rules
Key precautions
No combination caution signal is clear enough to show right now. This does not guarantee safety.
1 combo signals and 0 added-signal combos shown below.
Standalone side effects, combination cautions, and positive combos are separated below.

Standalone side effects

Paraesthesia (Tingling)1 papers
The only reported side effect is paraesthesia (tingling), which can be attenuated by using divided lower doses (1.6 g) or a sustained-release formula.human · systematic-review

Combinations studied together

The group showed a positive signal, but individual contributions are hard to isolate. Not a stack recommendation.

+CreatineCreatine loading during the final week of beta-alanine supplementation enhanced muscular power and appears superior for muscular strength and cognitive performance compared to beta-alanine alone.

Evidence summaries

Paper IDs and full lists are private. Only study types and summaries are shown.

Key Evidence #1
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 248
review

More research is needed to determine the effects of beta-alanine on strength, endurance performance beyond 25 min in duration, and other health-related benefits associated with carnosine.

Key Evidence #2
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 131
observational

It is indicated for the first time, that beta-alanine supplementation is effective in increasing the muscle carnosine content in healthy elderly subjects, with subsequent improvement in their exercise capacity.

Key Evidence #3
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 125
observational

The use of HIIT to induce significant aerobic improvements is effective and efficient, and chronic BA supplementation may further enhance HIIT, improving endurance performance and lean body mass.

3 more summariesLimited representative sample by study type.
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Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 72
observational

βA supplementation for 28 days enhanced sub-maximal endurance performance by delaying OBLA, however, βA supplemented individuals had a reduced aerobic capacity as evidenced by the decrease in VO2max values post supplementation.

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 62
observational

28 d of beta-alanine supplementation appeared not to influence brain homocarnosine/c Carnosine signal in either omnivores or vegetarians; nor did it influence cognitive function before or after exercise in trained cyclists.

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 56
observational

It was concluded that beta-alanine supplementation during plyometric training may add further adaptive changes related to endurance, repeated sprinting and jumping ability to female soccer players during an in-season training period.

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