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(R)-carnitineFinding

(R)-carnitine decreases serum creatine kinase activity

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Also, pooled data indicated that L-Carnitine significantly reduced creatine kinase (CK), myoglobin (Mb), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels at one follow-up period (24 h).”
Quoted verbatim from The Effect of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.
This finding among the 18 findings on its endpoint

(R)-carnitine

Serum creatine kinase activity

lowers

Who
Participants in seven randomized trials of exercise-induced muscle damage; 24 h follow-up time point only
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 32154768 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of the American College of Nutrition
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M701ECWD3N8D89V26WQTKYCX