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(R)-carnitine decreases body mass index

lowersVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×2

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The pooled results of the eight included meta-analyses indicated that L-carnitine supplementation can significantly decrease weight (effect size (ES) = -1.11; 95% confidence intervals (CIs): -1.90, -0.33, p = 0.005; I2 = 90.6%, p < 0.001), BMI (ES = -0.33; 95% CI: -0.61, -0.04, p = 0.026; I2 = 89.8%, p < 0.001), and WC (ES = -1.34; 95% CI: -1.83, -0.85, p < 0.001; I2 = 00.0%, p = 0.442).”
Quoted verbatim from The Effect of the L-Carnitine Supplementation on Obesity Indices: An Umbrella Meta-Analysis.
This finding among the 83 findings on its endpoint

(R)-carnitine

Body mass index

lowers

Who
Participants of the trials pooled in eight meta-analyses (umbrella meta-analysis; 16,352 participants, L-carnitine 150 to 4000 mg/day, 8 to 30 weeks)
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 40298161 · 2025

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

International journal for vitamin and nutrition research
What else it reported2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M701EGRF37W2S054A6MCR58J