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(R)-carnitine increases maximal oxygen uptake

raisesVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The results showed that at the maximal exercise intensity, treatment with L-carnitine significantly increased both maximal oxygen uptake, and power output.”
Quoted verbatim from Influence of L-carnitine administration on maximal physical exercise.
This finding among the 22 findings on its endpoint

(R)-carnitine

Maximal oxygen uptake

raises

Who
Ten moderately trained young men; incremental cycle ergometer test (50 W every 3 min) to exhaustion, 72 h washout between conditions
Dose studied
2 g L-carnitine, single dose 1 h before exercise

Very limited evidencePMID 2127744 · 1990

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M7023N7HR1SFSB9YKZGJGGWW