| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for increasing the intestinal absorption, cellular concentration, biliary secretion, hepatic storage, and/or liver concentration of a fat soluble vitamin in a post-menopausal woman, and a method for similarly increasing the intestinal absorption of a fat soluble vitamin in an animal. <P>SOLUTION: The method for increasing the intestinal absorption, cellular concentration, biliary secretion, hepatic storage, and/or liver concentration of a fat soluble vitamin in a post-menopausal woman includes oral administration of an effective dose of L-carnitine. L-carnitine increases the intestinal (lymphatic) absorption of fat soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A, D, and E, in post-menopausal women. As a result, L-carnitine enhances the antioxidant defense mechanism and lowers the risk of certain degenerative diseases, such as coronary heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, osteoporosis, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease, in post-menopausal women. The method also provides a method for similarly increasing the intestinal absorption of a fat soluble vitamin in an animal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
