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Tier-BPublic-ready6/19/2026

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.

Some human supplement-context evidence is present and directly informs the score.

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

Papers analyzed
42
Caution signal
Low
Representative score
81.3
Exercise performance and recoveryFatigue and energy

Main benefit evidence

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

Exercise performance and recovery
10 studiesTier-A
Exercise performance and recovery
Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusSupplement context
Potential benefit studied in Exercise performance and recovery.
Open metrics
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Exercise performance and recovery
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
80.0
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.
Fatigue and energy
2 studiesTier-B
Fatigue and energy
Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusSupplement context
Potential benefit studied in Fatigue and energy.
Open metrics
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Fatigue and energy
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
58.0
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.
observational
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
3.2
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
0.7
Caution band: Low
Caution signals
2
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.

Combination caution signals

! gamma-amino-butyric acidGamma-amino-butyric acid was observed to interfere with beta-alanine uptake and revert its protective effects against hypoxic liver injury in rat hepatocytes.

Standalone side effects

Paraesthesia1 papers
The only reported side effect is paraesthesia (tingling), which can be attenuated by using divided lower doses or sustained-release formulas.human · systematic-review

Combinations studied together

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

+CreatineMathematical processing improved significantly in the beta-alanine plus creatine group compared to the beta-alanine plus placebo group.

Evidence summaries

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

Key Evidence #1
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 253
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: 142
review

The theoretical rationale and potential ergogenic value of β-ALA supplementation with or without creatine monohydrate is overviewed as well as future research recommendations are provided.

Key Evidence #3
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.

3 more summariesLimited representative sample by study type.
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Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 114
observational

Chronic BA and SB supplementation alone equally enhanced high-intensity intermittent upper-body performance in well-trained athletes.

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 91
observational

Ingesting the SUP before exercise significantly improved agility choice reaction performance and lower body muscular endurance, while increasing perceived energy and reducing subjective fatigue, suggest that the SUP may delay fatigue during strenuous exercise.

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.

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