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.”
Thanks for the link to an excellent article. I’m printing it out now for review.
It appears that this article addresses my question about the changes in the Krebs Cycle that cause decreased CO2 production during ATP production.
The conclusion per your article:
“11. Conclusions
The SARS-CoV-2 virus may become a sustained threat to lobal health. This review has described many of the molecular mechanisms through which an exogenous ketone-based metabolic therapy together with a moderately high-fat diet may stimulate host cell metabolism and defenses as a possible treatment to blunt the cytokine storm associated with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. A clinical trial testing this therapy on patients with SARS-CoV-2 is warranted. In addition, further mouse IAV infection studies will aid in the determination of permissive dietary conditions under which exogenous ketone supplementation enhances immune function to facilitate viral clearance and decrease mortality.