Research also shows that a range of gut treatments are effective for improving: Fatigue [28, 35, 36] Mild to moderate depression [37] Anxiety [38] Brain fog [39, 40, 41, 42, 43] Constipation [44, 45, 46] While the data is not yet clear for how gut treatments can impact weight loss, one study found that treating SIBO helped with weight loss [47]
We should also pay attention to dosage
Among the four completed trials, two (LEADER and SUSTAIN-6) demonstrated significant risk reduction in MACE [2, 3], and one (EXSCEL) demonstrated a numerically reduced risk of MACE [28]
Like the other two, ALCAR HCI is also just a formulation of acetyl L-carnitine
Both can work
After the treatment was completed, the safety of the treatment method was evaluated in rats