Explain why some people think that consuming carnitine pills will help them lose weight, and why it may be helpful for others.
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Carnitine helps shuttle free fatty acids in the cytosol into mitochondria. Carnitine is a popular nutritional supplement. In healthy people, cells produce the carnitine needed, and carnitine supplements provide no benefit. In patients hospitalized with acute illnesses, however, carnitine synthesis may be inadequate. These patients may need to have carnitine added to their intravenous feeding (total parenteral nutrition) solutions.
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