Your Body Needs Carnitine.
Here’s Why
Carnitine is essential for good health.
Carnitine is an important nutrient that your body needs to stay healthy.
Fat in the diet is a key source of fuel for metabolism. But some common forms of fat, known as long-chain fatty acids, need help getting into the mitochondria.
Carnitine plays a vital role in metabolism, which is the process your body uses to convert food into energy. Cells must produce energy to survive and do their jobs.
Carnitine acts like a “shuttle” by guiding long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria, where they are used to produce energy. Cells in your muscles, heart and liver need carnitine, in particular.
Every cell has a “powerhouse” known as the mitochondria. That’s where it burns fuel from food to generate energy.
Carnitine also plays the role of scavenger by helping to eliminate byproducts of metabolism.1
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Where does carnitine come from?
Find out what happens if your carnitine levels are too low.
Sources
- Longo N, Frigeni M, Pasquali M. Carnitine Transport and Fatty Acid Oxidation. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016;1863(10):2422-2435. doi:10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.01.023
- Dahash BA. Carnitine Deficiency. StatPearls [Internet]. Updated August 7, 2023. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559041/.