A ketone ester diet increases brain malonyl-CoA and Uncoupling proteins 4 and 5 while decreasing food intake in the normal Wistar Rat.

Three groups of male Wistar rats were pair fed NIH-31 diets for 14 days to which were added 30% of calories as corn starch, palm oil, or R-3-hydroxybutyrate-R-1,3-butanediol monoester (3HB-BD ester). On the 14th day, animal brains were removed by freeze-blowing, and brain metabolites measured. Anima...

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Main Authors: Kashiwaya, Y, Pawlosky, R, Markis, W, King, M, Bergman, C, Srivastava, S, Murray, A, Clarke, K, Veech, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010