A 5-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 73 participants (ages 21-65) found that L-Carnitine tartrate supplementation (2 g/day elemental L-Carnitine) significantly improved perceived recovery status (p=0.021), lowered serum creatine kinase (p=0.016), and increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels, demonstrating enhanced antioxidant capacity
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However, these increases were attenuated in the carnitine + allicin group, said the researchers
The therapy was also generally well tolerated, with mostly mild injection-site reactions and no increased risk of serious infections, thrombosis, or cardiovascular events
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