is l-carnitine good for you

[yoyoman 0]

i am about 6 weeks post surgury and i lost about 55lbs, i walk every day and exercise everyday but i hit a platue. my cal. intake is about 1000-1200 a day. i went to GNC today and was looking for protien bars and the employee there was telling me about l-carnitine and told me that would be a great thing for me to take becouse i was on a low cal. diet. i ama 6ft tall man that is currently about 240lbs..has anybody got any info whether or not this is good for people who had this surgury.

[fatnomo 102]

I've been taking it daily for about 2 weeks and feel a difference in my energy levels. There is an article that just came out poo-poo'ing it. Unread another from mayo that said it was ok.

[VSG Duck 40]

I hope so my dr has me taking 6 a day!

[UPRR Wifey 89]

There was a story about it on the Nightly News last week. It said it could be just as bad as eating red meat. Crazy, I know, but I would look more into it.

[fatnomo 102]

Saw that. Here is another article that is a great counterpoint to that article.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/MyocardialInfarction/38422

[BuriedBombshell 63]

There was a story about it on the Nightly News last week. It said it could be just as bad as eating red meat. Crazy' date=' I know, but I would look more into it.[/quote']

Why? How? In what way? That seems crazy to me!