Dr JM: l-carnitine question

[Guest guest]

My son currently takes l-carnitine twice a day to help with hypotonia and low

energy issues. To help with the absorption of fats, should I give it instead

with meals?

Thank you,

[Guest guest]

No, aminos all do better on a empty stomach if your child can tolerate it

that way. Dr. JM Dr JM: l-carnitine question

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> My son currently takes l-carnitine twice a day to help with hypotonia

and low energy issues. To help with the absorption of fats, should I give

it instead with meals?

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> Thank you,

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[Guest guest]

The literature says amino acids will be about 20% less effective if given

with food, as the body will take the food first. I often end up giving

L-carnitine with food as there are not enough hours in the day to keep

giving everything on an empty stomach. However, on the customized amino

acid powder, I do think it is so important and so expensive that you should

do that twice daily on an empty stomach. Dr. JM Dr JM: l-carnitine question

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hypotonia

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[Guest guest]

Addendum: This need for carnitine for proper fat absorption into the

mitochondria is a chemical pathway that needs carnitine to be there all the

time, not just at the time you eat fats the way we use enzymes to help break

them down. It is a different mechanism. Dr JM: l-carnitine question

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> > > > My son currently takes l-carnitine twice a day to help with

> hypotonia

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should I

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[Guest guest]

Dr.Mccandless,

Thanks a lot for the explanation, it helps to understand that carnitine

needs to be there all the time and it should not be treated as enzymes. So,

would I be correct in assuming that it would be best to give small dosages

of carnitine through out the day, if possible??? and if so then how critical

is it to give pantothenic acid with it at every dose???

Thanks,

Sara

Dr JM: l-carnitine question

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