A single glass of vitamin-D-fortified milk sending half a day's recommended dose of the vitamin coursing through your body! It's very exciting, all this vitamin-y goodness. Vitamins, which are organic substances found in plant and animal sources, help our bodies function properly. They're crucial to the activities of our cells, our organs, immune systems and general energy supply. They may even help ward off cancer.
Arginine can reduce insulin resistance. Diabetics cannot sufficiently utilise carbohydrates such as sugar, which is an important energy source. Insulin plays a significant role here as it is a blood-sugar reducing endogenous hormone and the production of insulin is lower in those affected.
Answers. Best Answer: Based on ~5 years of reading arginine research papers, anything less than 5,000 milligrams (5 grams) per dose will not have a therapeutic effect. If you have high cholesterol, ~7 grams seems to be where the beneficial effect starts. Depending on how your body reacts, 5 grams is a good start (up to 20 grams may needed to receive health boosting if your body is arginine (resistant). Source(s): Linda R Â· 5 years ago.