Lipoic Acid in Combination with Acetyl-L-Carnitine Activates Fat Cell Metabolism

from: http://www.wellnessresources.com/weight/articles/lipoic_acid_in_combination_with_acetyl_l_carnitine_activates_fat_cell_metab/

Friday, December 14, 2007

By: Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical NutritionistPrint E-mail







Fancy experiments with high tech equipment are now becoming the norm. Such research is beginning to unravel the complex mystery of genes and related proteins involved in metabolism. Acetyl-L-Carnitine has long been known to help metabolize fat. Lipoic Acid has long been known to help metabolize carbohydrate. A new study with fat cells show that the two used together, better than either alone, work synergistically to increase the metabolic rate of fat cells.



The nutrients work by turning on genes in fat cells, helping the fat cell get in gear. Strategies to improve the metabolic fitness of fat cells are central to preventing obesity, especially more difficult problems that set in as one ages.