ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2023
Dietary choline, but not L-carnitine, increases circulating lipid and lipoprotein concentrations, without affecting body composition, energy expenditure or respiratory quotient in lean and obese male cats during weight maintenance.
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- Carnitine dysregulation in diabetic kidney disease: from pathogenic mechanism to precision biomarker.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Circulating lipid profiles and post-prandial glucose and insulin in response to dietary macronutrient composition in lean and obese cats.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026Article
- Adult male cats consuming diets ranging in crude protein from 85% to 160% of AAFCO recommendations have different respiratory quotients, energy expenditure, gross, digestible, metabolizable, and net energy, but not physical activity, nitrogen losses, and heat increment of feeding.Journal of animal science · 2026Article
- Isoenergetic reduction of dietary macronutrients modulates respiratory quotients and heat increment of feeding but not energy expenditure in cats.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Serum metabolomics reveals one-carbon metabolism differences between lean and obese cats not affected by L-carnitine or choline supplementation.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Isoenergetic reduction of dietary macronutrients affects body composition, physical activity, and post-prandial hormone responses in lean and obese cats fed to maintain body weight.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Due to the involvement in one-carbon metabolism and lipid mobilization, choline and L-carnitine supplementation have been recommended to minimize hepatic lipid accumulation and support fat oxidation, respectively. This study investigated the lipotropic benefits of choline or L-carnitine supplementation in lean and obese cats maintaining body weight (BW). Methods: Lean [ Results: Cats supplemented choline had lower food intake ( Discussion: Choline appeared to increase circulating lipid and lipoprotein concentrations regardless of body condition, likely through enhanced lipid mobilization and hepatic elimination. Neither dietary choline or L-carnitine altered body composition or energy metabolism in the lean or obese cats, as compared to control.
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