L-Carnitine is a physiological substance, essential for energy production and for fat metabolism. Quite simply your body actually uses L-Carnitine to transport fat into your body's cells for energy, without it your body will not be able to burn fat whatsoever - no matter how much exercise you do!
Supplementing with L-Carnitine can help you burn fat more efficiently:
When used in conjunction with a reduced calorie diet and moderate exercise, L-Carnitine supplementation resulted in a much greater loss in body weight in obese people, a decrease in low density lipoprotein (LDL) and blood sugar levels and a reduction in blood pressure.