• AMPD (Congenital Myoadenylate Deaminase Deficiency), Angina,
Congestive Heart Failure, Enhancing Mental Function • Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy, McArdle’s Disease, Sports Performance
Enhancement (High Intensity Exercise) Ribose is a carbohydrate
vital for the body's manufacture of ATP (adenosine
triphosphate), which is the major source of energy used by our
cells. Quite a few studies have been done on ribose, mostly
relating to its potential usefulness for individuals with heart
disease. When the heart is starved for oxygen, as can occur with
a heart attack or angina , it loses much of its ATP, and its ATP
levels remain low for several days, even after blood flow is
resumed. 1 Scientists have found that supplying extra ribose in
the blood helps restore the heart's normal ATP levels more
quickly. This finding has raised hopes that ribose supplements
might improve heart functioning and increase exercise capacity.
Ribose is better known as a sports supplement . However, current
evidence indicates that it is not