Amino Acid Arginine May Fight Obesity

The amino acid arginine could help fight the rising tide of obesity. Research at Texas A&M University found that arginine, which is commonly available as a supplement, reduced fat mass in obese rats caused by diet.

?Given the current epidemic of obesity in the U.S. and worldwide, our finding is very important,? said Dr. Guoyao Wu, an ArgiLife research animal nutritionist in College Station and Senior Faculty Fellow in the department of animal science at Texas A&M. ?This finding could be directly translated into fighting human obesity.?  Click here for full article.