10/12/2024
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐-๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ?
L-carnitine is an amino acid (building blocks of protein) that your liver, kidneys, and brain generate from two other amino acidsโlysine and methionine. It has two main roles in the body:
1. Helping to convert fats into energy
2. Removing toxic compounds from cells.
Although popular claims state that L-carnitine supplements help with weight loss and athletic performance, research doesnโt fully support these claims. However, studies have shown some promise in L-carnitine's ability to help with brain, reproductive, and cardiovascular health. Further research is however warranted to make a significant conclusion.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต
Research has found that L-carnitine may support various aspects of brain health. These include slowing cognitive decline associated with dementia and Alzheimerโs disease.
Some studies have also found that L-carnitine was more effective than a placebo for treating depression.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ
Carnitine plays an important role in supporting cardiovascular health.
A meta-analysis showed that L-carnitine significantly reduced the rate of mortality, ventricular arrhythmias, and new-onset angina, regardless of the dose or duration of L-carnitine supplementation.
In addition, L-carnitine supplementation has also been shown to reduce cholesterol levels, particularly total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol, while increasing HDL (good) cholesterol.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐
Some studies have found promising benefits of L-carnitine supplementation on markers of type 2 diabetes. These include significantly improved fasting blood glucose, HbA1C, and HOMA index - a marker of insulin resistance. This was particularly true for doses at or above 2g per day for at least 12 weeks.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต
L-carnitine supplementation may also improve fertility, particularly for males and people with polycystic o***y syndrome (PCOS).
A meta-analysis of studies involving about 200 men struggling with infertility found that 1โ3 g/day of L-carnitine supplementation for two to six months improved s***m motility and morphology (the size and shape of s***m).
One study of 280 women with PCOS found that participants who took 3 g of L-carnitine in addition to metformin and the fertility drug clomiphene-citrate had higher ovulation and pregnancy rates than the women who took the two medications without L-carnitine.
๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐-๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐-๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ค๐ต ๐ถ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ
