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Ask the doctor: Will taking arginine and citrulline protect my arteries?

April 1, 2009

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Arginine and citrulline are both amino acids. Early in life, the body can't easily make them from scratch and so they must be supplied by food. Later on, though, the body is able to make arginine and citrulline from other sources if needed.

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