L-Carnitine, ketolytic enzymes and therapeutic ketogenic diets for cancer management.
L-Carnitine plays an absolutely vital role in the metabolism of fatty acids. Mo Farah is recently, somewhat controversially been pruported to have had an injection of L-Carnitine before the 2014 London Marathon for performance gains. It is worth noting that Mo Farah is an endurance athlete, so fat is the predominant fuel source. Fat oxidation rate is high so if you can sustain this for a longer period of time you can improve limits of exhaustion. Carnitine shuttle (1) This IV administration by Mo Farah is now being seen by the media in this country as 'cheating within the rules' with increased scrutiny recently of 'marginal gains' in athletic performance and sport in general after the cycling 'scandal' with Team Sky riders making the most of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) that are known to improve performance for endurance athletes. What helps athletes often has great potential for cancer patients- ie. infusion of nutrients, certain drugs, nutritional supplem...