Recent mechanistic and epidemiological work revisiting carnitine and heart disease can be useful background, for example this review and broader risk analyses such as TMAO and incident risk
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protecting the cells from pollutants, facilitating the detoxifying process, slowing down the aging process, helping with the absorption of other nutrients (such as selenium and zinc), aiding in the excretion of heavy metals (such as lead and mercury) helping the bodys excretion process, preventing excess fat buildup in the liver
Interestingly, the presence of a molecule of structural NADP, which had been suggested by early biochemical work, has been confirmed
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