PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for increasing the intestinal absorption, cellular concentration, biliary secretion, hepatic storage, and/or liver concentration of a fat soluble vitamin in a post-menopausal woman, and a method for similarly increasing the intestinal absorption of a fat soluble vitamin in an animal.SOLUTION: The method for increasing the intestinal absorption, cellular concentration, biliary secretion, hepatic storage, and/or liver concentration of a fat soluble vitamin in a post-menopausal woman includes oral administration of an effective dose of L-carnitine. L-carnitine increases the intestinal (lymphatic) absorption of fat soluble vitamins, such as vitamins A, D, and E, in post-menopausal women. As a result, L-carnitine enhances the antioxidant defense mechanism and lowers the risk of certain degenerative diseases, such as coronary heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, osteoporosis, cancer, and Alzheimers disease, in post-menopausal women. The method also provides a method for similarly increasing the intestinal absorption of a fat soluble vitamin in an animal.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】閉経後の女性において脂溶性ビタミンの腸吸収、細胞濃度、胆汁分泌、肝貯蔵および/または肝臓濃度を増進する方法の提供。更には動物において同じように脂溶性ビタミンの腸吸収を増進させる方法の提供。【解決手段】有効量のL‐カルニチンの経口投与。L-カルニチンは、閉経後の女性でビタミンA,DおよびEなどの脂溶性ビタミン類の腸(リンパ)吸収を増進する。結果として、L‐カルニチンは抗酸化防御メカニズムを亢進し、閉経後の女性において冠状動脈性心疾患、加齢性黄斑変性症、骨粗鬆症、ガンおよびアルツハイマー症などのある種の変性症の危険度を低減させる。この方法は動物において同じように脂溶性ビタミンの腸吸収を増進させる方法をも提供する。【選択図】図1
