The Effect of L-carnitine Supplementation on Liver Function, Folate and Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Clinical Trial

The Effect of L-carnitine Supplementation on Liver Function, Folate and Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Clinical Trial

Carnitine is necessary for allowing the long-chain fatty acids to pass the inner mitochondrial membrane to induce β -oxidation. Lack of carnitine and abnormalities of mitochondria play an important role in forming fatty deposition in the liver, and hence, developing steatohepatitis. Carnitine and ac...

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Main Authors: Nasir Talenezhad, Milad Akhlaghi, Hamidreza Raeisi‐Dehkordi, Sadegh Zarei, Hassan Mozaffari-Khosravi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Food Security
Subjects:
carnitine
diabetes mellitus
liver
vitamins
clinical trial
Online Access:http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-746-en.html

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