A study on use of beta-alanine supplements in elderly people has shown promising results. In the test nine men and seventeen women were given either beta-alanine supplement or placebo. The participants performed a cycling test to determine their muscle endurance.

“These findings suggest that ninety days of BA supplementation may increase physical working capacity by delaying the onset of neuromuscular fatigue in elderly men and women.”

The study showed that supplementing beta-alanine in people of age 55 to 92 showed significant increase in skeletal muscle carnosine. Which means that BA supplementation improves muscle endurance in the elderly.

Source: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2008, 5:21

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