Sentences with phrase «utilization of ketone bodies»

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These will help influence the production of therapeutic ketones and the utilization of ketones as opposed to sugar for energy in the body.

In the most common terms, a ketogenic diet is any type of diet that causes the production of ketone bodies by the liver, thereby shifting the metabolism of the body away from glucose towards fat utilization.

Third, the brain could be redirecting its metabolic machinery toward utilization of fuels other than glucose, such as fatty acids and ketone bodies, which produce less oxidative stress and are, in fact, more efficient fuels.14, 46,47

In most mammals, fasting conditions will cause an increase in the production of ketone bodies in the liver, which is accompanied by an increase in ketone utilization by the heart, skeletal muscle, brain, and other tissues.

Keep things in the aerobic HR zone (under 180 minus age in heart beats per minute), and you'll increase your utilization of body fat, which will speed up ketone production and adaptation.