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Short-Term Carnitine Supplementation Does Not Augment LCP{omega}3 Status of Vegans and Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarians

M. Rebecca Fokkema, PhD, H.M. van Rieke, MSc, O.J. Bauermann, PhD, E.N. Smit, PhD and F.A.J. Muskiet, PhD

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Groningen University Hospital (M.R.F., H.M.v.R., E.N.S., F.A.J.M.)
Sigma-Tau Ethifarma BV, Assen (O.J.B.), THE NETHERLANDS



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  		Fig. 1. {omega}3-fatty acid changes in various compartments for groups A and B. Bars represent mean ± SEM for fatty acids (mol%) in red blood cells, platelets, plasma cholesterol esters and plasma triglycerides for n = 11 in group A and n = 9 (n = 8 for platelets) in group B. Group A took 990 mg/day l-carnitine from weeks 1–4, and 990 mg/day l-carnitine + 4 mL/day linseed oil from weeks 5–8. Subjects took 4 mL/day linseed oil from weeks 1–4, and 4 mL/day linseed oil + 990 mg/day l-carnitine from weeks 5–8. Asterisks indicate significant changes (p < 0.025), compared with previous sampling. ALA; alpha-linolenic acid, EPA; eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA; docosahexaenoic acid.

 




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