How Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Motor Function?
How Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Motor Function?
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Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation
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English
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Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation
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A ketogenic diet (KD) is a normocaloric diet composed by high fat (80-90%), low carbohydrate, and low protein consumption that induces fasting-like effects. KD increases ketone body (KBs) production and its concentration in the blood, providing the brain an alternative energy supply that enhances oxidative mitochondrial metabolism. In addition to i...
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How Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Motor Function?
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_347c6414342c4590ab3a3523a29ca420
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_347c6414342c4590ab3a3523a29ca420
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1662-5099
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1662-5099
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10.3389/fnmol.2018.00015
