Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to L-carnitine and faster recovery from muscle fatigue after exercise (ID 738, 1492, 1493), skeletal muscle tissue repair (ID 738, 1492, 1493), increase in endurance capacity (ID 4305, 4684), maintenance of normal blood LDL-cholesterol concentrations (ID 1494, 4684), contribution to normal spermatogenesis (ID 1822), “energy metabolism” (ID 1821), and increasing L-carnitine concentrations and/or decreasing free fatty acids in blood during pregnancy (ID 1495) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
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Keywords
L-Carnitine, fatigue, skeletal muscle, endurance capacity, spermatogenesis, pregnancy, fatty acids, energy metabolism, health claims
On request from
European Commission
Question Number
EFSA-Q-2008-1525
EFSA-Q-2008-2229
EFSA-Q-2008-2230
EFSA-Q-2008-2231
EFSA-Q-2008-2232
EFSA-Q-2008-2554
EFSA-Q-2008-2555
EFSA-Q-2010-00258
EFSA-Q-2010-00637
Panel members at the time of adoption
Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J.J.) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
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Abstract
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