Radiology 215, 824830
L-carnitine and the aging process It is believed that the decrease in the mitochondrial function contributes to the aging process
The longest period of the study was 12 months,[ , ] and the minimum length of the study was 4 weeks.[ , ] In these 10 articles, the lowest dose of L-carnitine was 500 mg[ , ] and the highest dose was 3 g/day.[ , , ] Studies were conducted in five countries: Iran,[ , , , ] Italy,[ , , , ] Mexico,[] Iraq,[] and China.[] One study did not mention the gender of participants[ , ] and two studies were done exclusively on women[ , ]: one on men[] and the other study included both genders
Its FDA-approved for reducing visceral adipose tissue, particularly in HIV-associated lipodystrophy, but its effects translate well for general fat loss in the abdominal region