• Arginine facilitates the healing of fractures

• Arginine facilitates muscle growth (by inhibiting muscle loss) and is required for the transport
of the nitrogen used in muscle metabolism

• Muscle weakness can occur as a result of Arginine deficiency

• Arginine may prevent and alleviate osteoporosis (by stimulating the release of human growth hormone (HGH) which is an important mediator of bone formation and bone turnover; it also
stimulates nitric oxide synthesis which is a potent inhibitor of osteoclasts that cause
the resorption of bone)

• Arginine causes the relaxation of smooth muscle by functioning as a precursor for nitric
oxide production

• Arginine improves muscle performance

• Arginine improves glucose uptake into muscle cells