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Amino acid

Histidine

Histidine is an essential amino acid that has to come from food. The body uses it, among other things, to make histamine.

Also listed as L-Histidine

Food needs and trial doses are different questions

The Norwegian VKM assessment cites a WHO adult requirement of 10 mg/kg daily and lists meat, fish, dairy, legumes, nuts and seeds among food sources. The gram-level amounts used in supplementation experiments should not be mistaken for this nutritional requirement. 1

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