August, 2001

According to the August, 2001 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Italian researchers conducting aq randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled 6-month trial looked at whether doses of L-carnitine were able to either reverse or prevent and minimize hyperthyroidism symptoms. The researchers found that the l-carnitine can help reverse some symptoms of hyperthyroidism, and may in fact prevent some symptoms, and can also help prevent some of the bone loss associated with hyperthyroidism.

"Usefulness of L-Carnitine, A Naturally Occurring Peripheral Antagonist of Thyroid Hormone Action, in Iatrogenic Hyperthyroidism: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial," Salvatore Benvenga, Rosaria M. Ruggeri, Antonia Russo, Daniela Lapa, Alfredo Campenni and Francesco Trimarchi Cattedra & Sezione di Endocrinologia, Dipartimento Clinico-sperimentale di Medicina e Farmacologia, University of Messina School of Medicine, 98125 Messina, Italy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, August 2001 Volume 86, Issue 8