How carnitine is helpful in a ketogenic diet?
This is also a part of a new trend where supplement carnitine is used along with ketogenic diet
so what is this all about. and how it works, we will discuss this all here, so first of all
What is carnitine?
Carnitine is one type of amino acid which body makes itself when it is needed, now this term
carnitine is used in general for three compounds, the most important are
L-Carnitine
Acetal-L-Carnitine
Propionyl-L-Carnitine
What food provides carnitine?
Only L-Carnitine occurs in nature, and that too mostly in meat, fish, chickens some minor
amounts in dairy products such as cheese, milk, and also micro amounts in asparagus
Acetal-and Propionyl-L-carnitine does not occur in foods they are made in labs by
chemical synthesis, even to that matter L-Carnitine, today is mostly made in labs by
fermentation process
How carnitine works?
Carnitine is a very important product as for as its functional importance is concerned, it has
a very key role in energy production, it controls, regulates fats burning to energy and that's
why it's present in almost all cells in the body, its second role is to remove all types of toxic
compounds formed in the body in other words it prevents the accumulation of toxic
compounds in the body because of its major function as fat-burning, it becomes very
important for the ketogenic diet, as ketogenic diet there are very small amounts of
carbohydrates and the whole diet depends on the theory that fat will burn
Which form is more useful?
In all above three forms, the Acetyl-L-Carnitine is the most used form, research data indicates
that this form get absorb better in the small intestine than other forms so it is at present the most promoted form particularly for weight loss,(3)
Why carnitine for a ketogenic diet?
This question becomes very important as one side we say that body makes its own carnitine
for its needs then why we need this supplement for the ketogenic diet, although there is no
research data on this but what expert says that because of high fats,70% in the ketogenic diet
is used and we want this fat to produce energy, which requires more carnitine, to get it through,
that means more load on carnitine performance, as the body does not have enough, it is better
if it can be introduced from outside, and that's what we are planning to do,(4)
let's see
ketogenic diet and carnitine
If we don't introduce from outside what can happen?
There is a possibility that the effects of ketogenic-diet get slow down
There is also a possibility of depletion of carnitine in the body from all those places where it is
stored, mainly in muscles, that can not be called as very healthy happening its risk factor
So, the best choice is that you must take carnitine along with a ketogenic diet
How much we should use carnitine along with a ketogenic diet?
Although we don't have good research data what experts say
A starting dose of 10mg per kg body weight, in four divided doses,
can be increased up to 50mg per kg body weight
In children's don't give more than 50mg per kg body weight per day
What are the side effects or some negative points about this carnitine use?
Research indicates that people took 3 -gram per day for up to 21 days, without experiencing
any kind of negative effects, overtimes uses of high doses can increase TMAO, its trimethyl
amine oxide, this is reported to be linked with increased risk of atherosclerosis, a type of
disorder related to arteries
So better don't go for more than 2 gram per day, keep on the very safe side
Is carnitine is helpful in some other health conditions?
Carnitine is very useful in a lot of other health conditions apart from weight loss and some
very important areas are
-its helpful in type-2 diabetics
-its helpful in exercise performance
-its helpful in heart health
-its work as nootropics, means helpful for brain functions
we are not going into details, if you want to know more about carnitine then you are invited
to visit our other blog About Nootropics
So, where do we stand?
We have provided here all the facts about carnitine, and from Ketogenic Diet Facts point
of view, carnitine is something we have to take along with the ketogenic diet, without this
ketosis may be slow and also to cover the risk happening because of carnitine depleting
in the body, go very safe, just take at least one gram per day
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