This chart shows production
of the ketone body BHB.
Not exact matches
In humans, a crossover study looked to examine the effects
of acute elevation
of the
ketone body,
BHB, on the cognitive function
of 20 AD patients (2).
One case study reports that for
ketone bodies to provide energy to the glucose deprived parts
of the AD brain,
BHB levels must rise above 0.2 mM (4).
You can also use a blood glucose meter to test for high levels
of beta - hydroxybutyrate (
BHB), another type
of ketone body.
When blood glucose goes down, the
body turns to
ketones such as
BHB as a form
of energy the
body uses to fuel the muscles, organs and brain (2).
Although there are 2 other major
ketones (acetone and acetoacetic acid),
BHB is the one that is able to cross through a wide variety
of barriers in the
body to get into the cells and be used as energy.
The main units
of energy on a ketogenic diet are
ketone bodies,
of which beta hydroxybutyrate (
BHB) is the main player!
The main ingredient is beta - hydroxybutyrate (
BHB) aka the type
of ketone that your
body uses for energy.
I work in a laboratory, and was able to measure my blood levels
of the
ketone body, beta - hydroxybutyrate (
BHB)(derived from C8 MCT after metabolic conversions in the
body).
As detailed in this article,
BHB ketones can be seen as a storage or transport form
of ketones that can be used by the brain and heart but need to be converted back to Acetoacetate to be used by the rest
of the
body.
This significant clinical improvement was considered to be secondary to improved mitochondrial function, since
ketone bodies (specifically, beta - hydroxybutyrate or
BHB) have been shown to protect against the toxic effects
of β - amyloid on neurons in culture (Kashiwaya et al., 2000).