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Myth #5: It Only Works If You Have Diabetes The Claim: These drugs are for diabetics, if you dont have diabetes they wont work for weight loss (Facebook group comment) The Reality: Retatrutides Phase 2 trial specifically enrolled participants without diabetes, and they achieved 24.2% average weight loss
Therefore, the fact remains that the benefits of L-carnitine (as well as those of other supplements), can be indirect and take longer to be extremely visible, for example weeks, unlike supplements that can directly affect sports performance (such as creatine and caffeine), but certainly not less for the systemic effects on the well-being and health of the person who uses it
"There are allowances for doctors to make their own decisions backed up by robust evidence to prescribe unapproved products to their patients," the TGA's chief medical adviser Robyn Langham said
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