However, the long-term cardiovascular and renal benefits need to be carefully evaluated against the risk of DKA
Apart from its participation in fat metabolism, the action of L-carnitine also includes: providing acetyl groups for the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, reducing the production of lactic acid, thereby increasing the ability of muscles to perform, metabolism of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), carbohydrate metabolism - high levels of L-carnitine in muscles reduce the use of glycogen as an energy material (and increase the use of fat), which is particularly important during prolonged exercise, and inhibits the formation of fat tissue, antioxidant activity, chelating certain metal ions, facilitating their transport and removal of harmful excess from the body
The amount of weight loss depends on diet, activity level, and individual metabolism
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Adverse drug reactions During the follow-up period, no significant adverse events related to GLP-1RAs treatment were reported in our study cohort