Recovery, weight loss, muscle development, healthy heart
What is it ?
Carnicare TM is a high potency L-Carnitine liquid that is used as a nutritional supplement
in dogs.
L-Carnitine is small peptide/amino acid that is essential in all animals for the
production of energy. Carnitine is needed by the body for the metabolism of fatty
acids into energy in the cells. It helps the body utilize fat for conversion into
energy while maintaining the lean muscle mass, which helps reduce the overall body
fat. It may also help decrease the levels of cholesterol and lipids (fats) in the
blood.
Because L-Carnitine is essential in the process of converting fatty acids into energy
a deficiency may result in increased fat storage, decreased performance, and, potentially,
an increased risk of heart disease. A temporary deficit of L-Carnitine can lead to
reduced energy and symptoms of fatigue and slow recovery time or the inability to
develop stronger muscle power despite exercise and training.
The natural source of L-Carnitine is fresh meat and milk, however manufactured pet
foods frequently contain less than 5% of the L-Carnitine of fresh meat. With the
vast majority of pets being fed on manufactured diets, supplies of L-Carnitine in
the diet are often insufficient. Synthesis in the body occurs, mostly in the liver,
however skeletal and heart muscles, which use 95-98% of the supplies, cannot synthesise
their own L-Carnitine and this explains why deficiency most commonly occurs in these
tissues. The dog in particular is a species predisposed to a deficiency of L-Carnitine.
This is because there is a high level of L-Carnitine excretion via the urine and
very little re-absorption through the renal tubules.
