Muscular dystrophy creatine metabolism

Little is known about the role of inositol in nutrition. Inositol exhibits lipotropic activity in animals only when added to a hypolipotropic diet devoid of fat, and it exerts either no or slight activity when fat is added to the diet. Inositol has been suggested as an adjuvant in the prevention and treatment of chronic liver disease in man. It has been reported that inositol administration leads to a decrease in the level of cholesterol and lipid phosphorus in the serum of patients with diabetes mellitus. It has been postulated that inositol plays a role in creatine metabolism and therefore may be beneficial in the therapy of muscular dystrophy in conjunction with tocopherol. The value of inositol in any of the above situations remains unproved. 

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