How Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Motor Function?

How Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Motor Function?

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 ox...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Veyrat-Durebex, Pascal Reynier, Vincent Procaccio, Rudolf Hergesheimer, Philippe Corcia, Christian R. Andres, Hélène Blasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Subjects:
ketogenic diet
motor function
motor neuron
β-hydroxybutyrate
ketone bodies
neuromuscular diseases
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00015/full

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