Severe acute malnutrition
Supplements studied for severe acute malnutrition.
Overview
L-Carnitine (1 study) was tested in hospitalized young children aged 9 to 24 months with severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh. Children who received L-carnitine syrup at 100 mg/kg daily for 15 days alongside usual care did not gain weight faster or leave the hospital sooner than those given placebo.
Evidence is insufficient to support L-carnitine supplementation for this condition. See the heatmap and evidence reviews below.
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