Title: Efficacy of the ketogenic diet in neurometabolic disorders
Abstract: Introduction: The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, producing a state of chronic ketosis. KD results in significant changes of the energy metabolism. Glucose as fuel source is replaced by fatty-acids and ketones. Especially for the neurons of the brain ketones become the main fuel.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-03-04
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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