Scientists from the University of Utah, United States of America, say that they managed to discover the unique property of levocarnitine - a popular sports supplement.

The natural compound is able to restore the ability of the organism, which is already in old age, to the tolerance of cold weather, which we all have in adolescence.

It turned out that the young rodents in the cold, unlike the old ones, increased the level of acylcarnitins in the blood, as a result of which young people coped well with extreme conditions. After injecting into the blood of elderly rodent Levocarnitine, they also tolerated the cold.

One of the authors of the work, a biochemist, an employee of the University of Utah, Claudio Villanueva, says: "We found a well-controlled process of energy mobilization in tissues that need it".

According to experts, the results of the experiment can be applied to people. Also the results will help in the fight against obesity among the world population.

med-heal. en.