What is L-carnitine used for?

As a new favorite in the weight loss industry in recent years, L-carnitine has been sought after by many weight loss people. It was recognized by the International Obesity Health Organization In 2003 as the safest nutritional supplement for weight loss without side effects.

L-carnitine, also known as carnitine, is a type of amino acid that promotes the conversion of fat into cellular energy. Its main source is red meat and has no toxic or side effects on the human body.

L-carnitine is a white crystalline substance or white transparent fine powder that easily absorbs moisture. Therefore, health products and fitness supplements containing L-carnitine should be stored in a cool, dry place. L-carnitine is a substance that the human body can synthesize in the body itself, or it can be taken in through diet. However, daily food contains 5-100 mg of L-carnitine, but the human body generally only absorbs about 50 mg, and vegetarians consume less. The vast majority of L-carnitine supplements are exogenous supplements, that is, taking L-carnitine preparations.

The efficacy principle of L-carnitine fat metabolism

Fat burning in the human body is carried out in the mitochondria of cells, that is, oxidation is performed in the mitochondria to obtain energy. However, there is an obstacle for fat to reach the interior of mitochondria, and that is the mitochondrial membrane, and L-carnitine is an auxiliary enzyme for transporting fat. In layman's terms, it is a transporter. L-carnitine transports fatty acids little by little into the mitochondria where they are oxidized to burn fat.

We must understand that L-carnitine is not actually a weight loss drug, but a sports supplement.

The role of L-carnitine

1. Lose weight

L-carnitine also helps increase fat burning during exercise. Research shows that L-carnitine supplementation can increase the oxidation rate of fat during aerobic exercise and improve fat burning efficiency. This means that when exercising, the body prefers to use fat as its primary energy source.

2. Anti-fatigue

Supplementing L-carnitine before exercise can significantly increase the maximum oxygen consumption of healthy adults. After strenuous exercise, the muscle carnitine content is significantly reduced, and the plasma fatty acid carnitine content is significantly increased, which is accompanied by the excretion of carnitine in the urine. The increased amount indicates that carnitine is very important for exercise and physical status.

3. Antioxidant

L-carnitine, as an essential transport carrier in the process of fat oxidation, is extremely important for the health of cardiomyocytes. After proper supplementation of L-carnitine, myocardial capacity is enhanced, resulting in increased cardiac output, reducing the risk of myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia, high blood lipids, etc., and can protect the heart. Supplementing L-carnitine can provide sufficient energy to ensure a strong immune system and extend the life of immune cells, thus avoiding the invasion of some diseases.

Used in diet food

The use of L-carnitine in diet foods is mainly based on its properties of promoting fat burning and weight loss. Studies have shown that different types of daily diets already contain 5-100 mg of L-carnitine, but the average person can only consume 50 mg from their meals every day, and vegetarians can consume even less. Therefore, L-carnitine is added to many weight-loss foods to enhance its fat-burning effect.

Used in athletes food

L-carnitine is beneficial to improving sports explosive power, resisting fatigue, and enhancing sports endurance. Athletes participating in endurance and strength sports can achieve optimal performance by taking a certain amount of L-carnitine. Research has confirmed that the concentration of free carnitine in human muscle tissue drops by 20% after physical exercise, which can be improved by supplementing exogenous L-carnitine, thus promoting the oxidation of fatty acids in the body to produce energy and improving athletic performance. L-carnitine is now widely used in sports health foods.

Used in nutritional supplements

As age increases, the content of L-carnitine in the body continues to decrease, and humans need to supplement L-carnitine. Diabetic patients with renal function, mental and physical workers, because they excrete a lot of waste and consume a large amount of L-carnitine in the body, can easily lead to L-carnitine deficiency and require long-term supplementation.

Used in feed

Carnitine can adjust gastrointestinal function, promote the secretion of digestive juices, and increase the activity of digestive enzymes, thereby increasing the animal's appetite and food intake. L-carnitine can improve the digestive enzyme activity and protein digestibility of fattening pigs, increase the apparent digestibility of fat and energy in dairy cows, significantly improve the digestibility of dry matter, crude protein and crude fat in piglets, and increase the reproductive rate of fish. L-carnitine has broad development prospects in the field of aquatic feed additives.

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