L-Carnitine and Improved Body Mass Index

• Effects of L-carnitine supplementation for women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  • 2022-09-16
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 995
  • PeerJ 10
  • • Mohd Falihin Mohd Shukri
    • Mohd Noor Norhayati
    • Salziyan Badrin
    • Azidah Abdul Kadir

  • PubMed: 36132218
  • DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13992

  5 Insights on

  • Improved Body Mass Index

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Clinical

  There was low to moderate certainty of evidence that LC improves Body Mass Index (BMI) and serum LDL, TG, and total cholesterol levels in women with PCOS.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes