February 17, 2010 / Ketogenic diet, Ketone bodies, Ketosis, ketogenesis, Methodology
"Repeat after me three times, ketones are not evil, ketones are not evil, ketones are not evil... OK, now that we have gotten that out of the way..." -- Jeffrey Paul Krabb, MD In general medical
February 17, 2010 / Energy Substrates, Glucose, Ketone bodies, Lactate
The use of energy substrates by the brain depend on species, age, and physiological conditions
February 17, 2010 / Energy Homeostasis, Ketone bodies, Lactate, Pyruvate
In addition to glucose, other substrates must be considered along with fuel interactions, metabolic challenges, and cerebral maturation. (1) Ketone bodies are major metabolic fuels of the brain o
January 17, 2010 / Ketone bodies
Blood glucose concentration falls rapidly after birth, reaching its minimal level by 1 h of age and then rising to stabilize by 3 h of age even without feeding. During the first 8 h, newborns have l
January 17, 2010 / Ketone bodies
Related: Dynamics of ketosis in human newborns Ketone bodies are produced from fatty acids in liver mitochondria in response to low availability of carbohydrate fuel (in the blood plus sto
January 17, 2010 / Ketone bodies
Ketone bodies are produced from fatty acids in liver mitochondria in response to low availability of carbohydrate fuel (in the blood plus stored as glycogen) Ketone bodies enter the cel
November 17, 2009 / Ketogenic diet, Ketone bodies, Methodology
The ketogenic diet's success rate greatly exceeds that of the medications. Its side effects, both cognitive and allergic, appear fewer than most available medications. Understand why changin
February 17, 2009 / Epilepsy, Glucose, Ketogenic diet, Ketone bodies
See References in this post Ketogenic diet efficiency has been studied for different age groups, species, types of diet including LCT and MCT triglycerides or types of fatty aci