Question by JerseyGirl08005: What is the Difference between Liquid L-Carnitine and the Pill form of L-Carnitine?
I’m trying to lose weight and someone suggested L-Carnitine. I’m going to order from the Vitamin Shoppe and they offer L-Carnitine in Liquid Raspberry flavor and in the Tablet form. Which one is better?
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Answer by Summer
They are pretty much the same. It just depends whether or not you want to be able to taste it but the benefits will not be different.
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Before you begin taking any supplement, please do your own research rather than take the word of “someone” who, in all likelihood, knows very little about it. It’s your body, so do your due diligence before introducing something which may be harmful in the short or long run.
Our bodies manufacture carnitine using two amino acids, lysine and methionine. Carnitine is used in cells for the transport of fatty acids from the cytosol into the mitochondria during the breakdown of lipids (fats) for the generation of metabolic energy.
Carnitine exists in two stereoisomers, or mirror images of each other. The biologically active form is L-carnitine, while its enantiomer, D-carnitine, is biologically inactive.
According to research at the University of Maryland Medical Center, “Although L-carnitine has been marketed as a weight-loss supplement, there is no scientific evidence to date to show that it improves weight loss.” Click on the second link below for more information.
You can get plenty of L-carnitine from food, rather than take a supplement. The best sources are beef steak and ground beef. Go to the first link below for a list of foods rich in L-carnitine.
If you still insist on taking the supplement after doing research on the topic, the body absorbs liquids easier than pills, especially as we age. Click on the third link for current research regarding nutrient absorption via liquid or pill.
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