ReviewNutrients2019
Ketogenic Diets and Exercise Performance.
Review in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.
- Relationship between Aging and Ketogenic Diet: A Bibliometric Analysis (1995-2025)Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2026Pooled it
- Cardiopulmonary responses to acute exogenous ketosis at rest, and during submaximal and maximal exercise.Physiological reports · 2025Trial
- CARDIOKIN1: Computational Assessment of Myocardial Metabolic Capability in Healthy Controls and Patients With Valve Diseases.Circulation · 2021Trial
- Is a Four-Week Ketogenic Diet an Effective Nutritional Strategy in CrossFit-Trained Female and Male Athletes?Nutrients · 2021Trial
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- Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Muscle Fatigue in Healthy, Young, Normal-Weight Women: A Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- The ketogenic diet is not for everyone: contraindications, side effects, and drug interactions.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Defining a ketone threshold for weight loss: evidence from 14 day daily β-hydroxybutyrate monitoring in 217 subjects on a ketogenic diet.Nutrition & diabetes · 2026Article
- Ketone Supplementation in Trained and Physically Active Individuals: Effects on Athletic Performance and Metabolic Variables-A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Search for common genetic variants to allow reliable Mendelian randomization investigations into ketone metabolism.European journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- The effects of initiating a 24-hour fast with a low versus a high carbohydrate shake on glycemic control in older adults: a randomized crossover study.Nutrition & metabolism · 2025Article
- Impact of a Fish-Based Restrictive Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition and Strength Capacity: A Pre-Post Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Effects of the ketogenic diet on skin-potential benefits and risks.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- The persistence of changes in insulin sensitivity and metabolic gene expression after acute exercise in male and female mice.Current research in physiology · 2025Article
- Sex- and Age-Specific Differences in Mice Fed a Ketogenic Diet.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Nutritional Ketosis as a Therapeutic Approach in Critical Illness: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Ketogenic Diet: A Review of Composition Diversity, Mechanism of Action and Clinical Application.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2024Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The ketogenic diet (KD) has gained a resurgence in popularity due to its purported reputation for fighting obesity. The KD has also acquired attention as an alternative and/or supplemental method for producing energy in the form of ketone bodies. Recent scientific evidence highlights the KD as a promising strategy to treat obesity, diabetes, and cardiac dysfunction. In addition, studies support ketone body supplements as a potential method to induce ketosis and supply sustainable fuel sources to promote exercise performance. Despite the acceptance in the mainstream media, the KD remains controversial in the medical and scientific communities. Research suggests that the KD or ketone body supplementation may result in unexpected side effects, including altered blood lipid profiles, abnormal glucose homeostasis, increased adiposity, fatigue, and gastrointestinal distress. The purpose of this review article is to provide an overview of ketone body metabolism and a background on the KD and ketone body supplements in the context of obesity and exercise performance. The effectiveness of these dietary or supplementation strategies as a therapy for weight loss or as an ergogenic aid will be discussed. In addition, the recent evidence that indicates ketone body metabolism is a potential target for cardiac dysfunction will be reviewed.
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