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Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 10, No. 2 suppl, 2S25-2S31 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/088307389501000204

Carnitine in Neonatal Nutrition

Peggy R. Borum, PhD

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, 409 FSHN, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Experimental evidence from several investigators suggests that carnitine is a conditionally essential nutrient for neonates. If camitine is a conditionally essential nutrient for the neonate, most neonates on total parenteral nutrition in the United States are not receiving adequate nutritional support. The metabolic functions of carnitine are varied and important in sev eral aspects of neonatal physiology. All neonates receiving breast milk receive dietary carnitine and most neonates receiv ing enteral infant formulas receive dietary carnitine at a level similar to that of the breast-fed neonate. However, most neonates on total parenteral nutrition receive no dietary carnitine. Investigators have been testing the working hypothesis that carnitine is a conditionally essential nutrient for the neonate for many years. This review discusses (1) data support ing the hypothesis, (2) reasons why it has not been either proved or disproved by now, and (3) the author's view of a prudent approach to dietary camitine supplementation of neonates. (J Child Neurol 1995;10(Suppl):2525-2531).


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