It helps the body produce energy. It is important for heart and brain function, muscle movement, and many other body processes.
About 98% of the body’s L-carnitine stores are found in your muscles, along with trace amounts in the liver and blood.
Which cases do we need L-carnitine?
• Obesity: it acts as a transporter to transfer long chain fatty acids into the cell to be oxidized to produce energy, it is safe in diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and females with polycystic ovarian syndrome, its dose ranges from 500 to 2000 mg/day.
• Body building: increases muscle mass.
• Male infertility: increase sperm count and improves quality of sperms.
• Heart failure, angina and reduces blood pressure and the inflammatory processes associated with heart diseases.
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• Bone mass: slows down bone loss process.
• Type 2 diabetes: enhances glucose uptake and utilization into the cells.
• Brain function: protects the brain from age and stress related brain damage which helps it to function longer and better.
• Hyperthyroidism: improves symptoms as irregular heartbeats, nervousness and weakness.
• Fatigue: it increases oxygen supply to the muscles, reduces muscle soreness after exercise and increase the production of red blood cells which transport oxygen throughout the body.
The best sources of L-carnitine are: beef, fish, chicken and milk; it also available as tablets or capsules. doses of 2 grams or less per day seem to be well tolerated and safe for most