Some scientists think ketone bodies may change the lipid membrane of brain cells to produce a lower firing rate.
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Ketone body production increases significantly when the rate of glucose metabolism is insufficient in meeting the body's energy needs.
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Ketone bodies that commonly appear in the urine when fats are burned for energy are acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyric acid.
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The body needs to produce these ketone bodies because nerve tissue doesn't have the ability to break down protein itself.
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The ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate is a fuel source for the brain during times of fasting when blood glucose levels fall.
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Ketone bodies have a characteristic smell, which can easily be detected in the breath of persons in ketosis and ketoacidosis.
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Somebody suffering ketoacidosis will have much higher levels of blood ketone bodies along with high blood sugar, dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
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After 2 or 3 days of fasting, the liver begins to synthesize ketone bodies from precursors obtained from fatty acid breakdown.
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Burning fats in the absence of glucose leads to the production of fatty molecules called ketone bodies, which alter cell metabolism.
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The oxidized form of ketone bodies ( acetoacetate ) in a cultured medium also induced FGF21, possibly via a SIRT1-dependent mechanism.
