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What Does Carnitine Do For My Body?
Pronounced: (lee-voh-KAR-nih-teen)
L-Carnitine Oral Uses
This medication is a diet supplement used to prevent and treat low blood levels of carnitine. Carnitine is a substance made in the body from meat and dairy products. It helps the body use certain chemicals (long-chain fatty acids) for energy and to keep you in good health. Low blood levels of carnitine may occur in people whose bodies cannot properly use carnitine from their diets,...
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