| خلاصه مقاله | Background and Aim: Appetite is one of the important effective factors in controlling obesity. This study
aimed to investigate the effect of L-carnitine supplementation on appetite sensations in women with knee
osteoarthritis (OA).
Methods: Seventy-two overweight or obese women with knee OA were randomly divided into two
groups to receive 750 mg/day L-carnitine (n=36) or placebo (n=36) for 8 weeks. Dietary intake and
appetite sensations were assessed using 24-hour dietary recall and six-item validated questionnaire
based on the visual analog scales with 0–10 scores, respectively at baseline and at the end of study.
Results: Compared with baseline, there was significant decrease in energy (1883.27±381.23 to
1734.69±442.34, P=0.012) and carbohydrate (300.92±77.29 to 273.39±80.03, P=0.025) intake as well as
non-significant decrease in dietary fat and protein intake in L-carnitine group (P>0.05). No significant
differences were observed between the two groups in dietary intake, adjusted for baseline values.
Compared with baseline, significant reduction in total appetite score was observed in both L-carnitine
(28.91±7.31 to 27.48±7.23, P<0.001) and placebo groups (29.41±8.23 to 28.19±7.22, P=0.028). There
were no significant dif¬ferences between two groups in total appetite score at the end of the study,
adjusted for baseline values (P>0.05). Regarding appetite sensations, the items “How satiated do you
feel?” and “How much do you think you can eat?” scores decreased significantly in L-carnitine group
(P=0.010 and P=0.007, respectively).
Conclusion: Although further studies are needed to confirm these results, it seems that L-carnitine
decreases dietary intake, probably through the modulating of satiety in patients with knee OA. |