I'm trying to figure out the biochemical cause of the reduction in CO2 production. The ketones still get metabolized into Acetyl CoA and enter the Krebs Cycle thus I would still expect 2 CO2 molecules per cycle.
The U.S. military is considering putting its elite Navy SEALS on the high fat, ultra-low-carbohydrate keto diet because it may help them stay underwater longer, according to a June 14, 2019 Business Insider article.
The keto diet induces a metabolic change called ketosis, which causes the body to burn stored fat as energy rather than blood sugar. One of the side effects of the process is that it changes the way the body handles oxygen deprivation. David Ludwig, professor in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, explained in the article that ketosis reduces the amount of carbon dioxide produced by the body in relation to the amount of oxygen it consumes.
The buildup of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream is what triggers the need to breathe, he said, so being on the keto diet could enable someone to breathe less often.
Keto Diet has anti-inflammatory effects and may reduce the risk of cytokine storm, thanks to the anti-inflammatory effects of ketone bodies, and may have a direct anti-viral effect.
LOW CARB / KETO PING!!!
Looks like Keto comes through, yet again!
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I did a search on the subject some months ago. Here is what I found,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7519203/
“COVID-19: Proposing a Ketone-Based Metabolic Therapy as a Treatment to Blunt the Cytokine Storm.”
Keto for anything but a regimen is toxic. Anyone believing otherwise without educating themselves is...well, I have a word for it.
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