Read the ingredient label on any energy drink and odds are fairly good that, among other arcane items, you’ll come across something called L-carnitine. Also sold in supplement form, L-carnitine is ...

L-carnitine got its name from the Latin word for meat (caro), in which the vitamin-like compound was first identified. Few people are deficient in the compound (in addition to being made in the body, ...

People with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or renal diseases should talk to a clinician before taking L-carnitine. Summary Given current data, it is impossible to say that L-carnitine has any ...

Perinatal hypoxia-ischemia remains a significant cause of neonatal mortality and neurodevelopmental disability. Numerous lines of evidence indicate that cerebral ischemic insults disrupt normal ...

L-carnitine significantly improves cardiac health in patients after a heart attack, say a multicenter team of investigators in a study. Their findings, based on analysis of key controlled trials, ...

A Health24 forum user has alerted me to the fact that L-carnitine, which is so often used as a slimming and exercise supplement, can interfere with thyroid hormone function and cause weight gain, ...

Does evidence support use of L-carnitine for angina pectoris? If so, what is the optimal daily dose? In a larger study of 200 patients that was randomized but not blinded, half of the patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pediatric patients on hemodialysis may benefit from L-carnitine supplementation due to the potential benefits it ...