What's more, hormones that increase appetite like ghrelin and insulin were significantly lower in the group that consumed
the ketone ester drink (14).
I recently wrote about how a novel
ketone ester drink may help boost performance in professional athletes, but while ketone supplements are still in development, your best bet at the moment is to use MCTs found in foods and supplements, which your body will then convert to ketones.
One study gave eight athletes a novel oral
ketone ester drink every 60 minutes during the initial 5 hour of recovery, following a glycogen depleting maximal exercise bout (10).
One study has looked at the specific effects of administering
a ketone ester drink on appetite (14).
Not exact matches
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and University of Oxford have demonstrated that a single
drink of
ketone ester enables better control of blood sugar by reducing spikes in sugar levels.
One study of 15 people found that those who consumed 0.86 calories of
ketone esters per pound (1.9 calories / kg) of body weight had significantly less hunger and desire to eat, compared to those who consumed a carbohydrate
drink.
One study of 39 high - performance athletes found that
drinking 260 mg of
ketone esters per pound of body weight (573 mg / kg) during exercise improved athletic performance.