L-Carnitine supplementation combined with aerobic training does not promote weight loss in moderately obese women

International Journal of Sport Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-207

  Villani, Rudolph G ^a   Gannon, Jenelle ^a   Self, Megan ^a   Rich, Peter A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

L Carnitine supplementation; Overweight women; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID METABOLISM; OBESITY; PREMENOPAUSE; TRAINING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0346929365     PISSN: 10501606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.10.2.199     Document Type: Article

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