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Carnitine belongs to a group of food factors known as non-
vitamin nutrients. Scientific interest has increased
dramatically in the last few years. The first carnitine
deficient patient was described in 1973. Since then, many
clinical investigations have focused on the biomedical aspects
of carnitine deficiency as well as the effects of supplementary
dietary carnitine on disease processes.
Recent studies have uncovered a number of important clinical
applications, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
exercise performance, weight loss, liver disorders, kidney
diseases, certain muscular disorders, and various carnitine-
deficiency syndromes.
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