A study done in 2004 took MCTs from coconut oil and put them into a drink that was given to Alzheimer's patients while a control group took a placebo.5 They observed significant increases in levels
of the ketone body beta - hydroxybutyrate (beta - OHB) 90 minutes after treatment when cognitive tests were administered.
Not exact matches
Stephen D. Phinney, M.D., Ph.D., author
of The Art and Science
of Low - Carbohydrate Living, has speculated that the
ketone beta - hydroxybutyrate — which your
body will produce when you remove carbs from your diet — replaces the need for vitamin C, at least in part.
Burning fatty acids in the Krebs cycle (the furnace
of the mitochondria where the conversion
of ATP happens) creates
ketone bodies, some
of which, like
beta - hydroxybutyrate can produce 25 % more energy.
You can also use a blood glucose meter to test for high levels
of beta - hydroxybutyrate (BHB), another type
of ketone body.
The main units
of energy on a ketogenic diet are
ketone bodies,
of which
beta hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is the main player!
The three major forms
of ketones produced in the
body include Acetoacetate, Acetone and
Beta - HydroxyButyric acid.
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).
The most accurate, albeit more expensive, method for testing
ketone bodies is through a skin - prick test that analyzes blood levels
of beta - hydroxybutyrate.
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).