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SUBMITTER: Courchesne-Loyer A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5531346 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Courchesne-Loyer Alexandre A Croteau Etienne E Castellano Christian-Alexandre CA St-Pierre Valérie V Hennebelle Marie M Cunnane Stephen C SC
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 20160101 7
Ketones (principally β-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate (AcAc)) are an important alternative fuel to glucose for the human brain, but their utilisation by the brain remains poorly understood. Our objective was to use positron emission tomography (PET) to assess the impact of diet-induced moderate ketosis on cerebral metabolic rate of acetoacetate (CMRa) and glucose (CMRglc) in healthy adults. Ten participants (35 ± 15 y) received a very high fat ketogenic diet (KD) (4.5:1; lipid:protein plus car ...[more]