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[Role of the stevia and L-carnitine of a nutritional supplement on glycemic impact in adults]
Plain-language guide to PMID 29280664 (2017): randomized controlled trial study of L-Carnitine in 19 subjects.
Key Facts
- PMID
- 29280664
- Journal
- Nutricion hospitalaria
- Year
- 2017
- Study type
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Authors
- Angarita Dávila L et al. (8 authors)
- DOI
- 10.20960/nh.1153
What This Study Did, in Plain Language
What Was Tested
This randomized controlled trial paper looks at L-Carnitine.
Currently the food industry has generated interest in non-nutritive sweeteners, for example Stevia and in special components such as L-carnitine, used in formulations of nutritional supplements for glycemic control specific for diabetics.
The present study evaluated the effect of stevia and L-carnitine on the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (CG) of a nutritional supplement in 19 healthy subjects (9 men and 10 women), who randomly completed 3 consumption tests, 1 for the supplement and 1 for each reference product: Glucose solution (SG) and white bread (PB), obtaining blood samples at the 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 min times; for measurement of blood glucose, basal and postprandial insulin.
Who Took Part
The study group was 19 subjects.
The age groups tagged for this paper are adults, both men and women.
How the Study Was Run
The design is described as randomized.
The subjects were allocated by chance, so the L-Carnitine group and the comparison group should start out alike.
What Was Measured
The present study evaluated the effect of stevia and L-carnitine on the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (CG) of a nutritional supplement in 19 healthy subjects (9 men and 10 women), who randomly completed 3 consumption tests, 1 for the supplement and 1 for each reference product: Glucose solution (SG) and white bread (PB), obtaining blood samples at the 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 min times; for measurement of blood glucose, basal and postprandial insulin.
Topics PubMed links to this paper include Blood Glucose, Carnitine, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Supplements, Glycemic Index, Healthy Volunteers and Insulin.
What This Means in Plain Language
The paper is a randomized study of L-Carnitine in 19 subjects.
With fewer than 40 people, it is a small study, so it is better read as an early signal for further research than as a settled answer.
The publication is from 2017 (Nutricion hospitalaria), a journal based in Spain.
More context: the L-Carnitine compound page, all human trials.
Our Notes on the Compound
L-Carnitine: An amino acid derivative that carries fatty acids into mitochondria for energy production.
Related Pages
Source: PubMed record. This explanation is written by PeptideWhiz from the public record. For research and education only. Not medical advice; no dosing information is given.