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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bosco G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5805750 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20180208 1
Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity (CNS-OT) is one of the most harmful effects of Enriched Air Nitrox (EAN) diving. Protective factors of the Ketogenic Diet (KD) are antioxidant activity, the prevention of mitochondrial damage and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. We aimed to investigate if a short-term KD may reduce oxidative stress and inflammation during an hyperoxic dive. Samples from six overweight divers (mean ± SD, age: 55.2 ± 4.96 years; BMI: 26.7 ± 0.86 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) were obtained a ...[more]