Method for increasing intestinal absorption of fat soluble vitamins in post-menopausal women and lower animals

A method for increasing the intestinal absorption of a fat soluble vitamin in a post-menopausal woman, the method comprising orally administering to a post-menopausal woman in need thereof, from about 10 mg to about 2 g of L-carnitine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof per day and from about 8 to about 800 mg of vitamin E.

A method for increasing the biliary secretion of a fat soluble vitamin in a post-menopausal woman, the method comprising orally administering to a post-menopausal woman in need thereof, a fat soluble vitamin and a fat soluble vitamin absorption increasing effective amount of L-carnitine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

A method for increasing the liver concentration of a fat soluble vitamin in a post-menopausal woman, the method comprising orally administering to a post-menopausal woman in need thereof, a fat soluble vitamin and a fat soluble vitamin absorption increasing effective amount of L-carnitine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

A method of reducing the risk of one or more diseases in a post-menopausal woman selected from coronary heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, osteoporosis, cancer, and Alzheimer's comprising orally administering to a post-menopausal woman in need thereof, a fat soluble vitamin and a fat soluble vitamin absorption increasing effective amount of L-carnitine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

A method for increasing the intestinal absorption of a fat soluble vitamin in an animal, the method comprising orally administering to the animal in need thereof, a fat soluble vitamin and a fat soluble vitamin absorption increasing effective amount of L-carnitine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

A method of reducing the risk of one or more diseases in an animal selected from heart diseases, kidney diseases, urinary diseases, and cancer, comprising orally administering to an animal in need thereof, a fat soluble vitamin and a fat soluble vitamin absorption increasing effective amount of L-carnitine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.