ReviewFrontiers in physiology2020
Ketones for Post-exercise Recovery: Potential Applications and Mechanisms.
Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Acute nutritional ketosis during early recovery from aerobic exercise does not affect skeletal muscle transcriptomic response in humans.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- A comprehensive review of the physiology and evidence base to guide the use of ergogenic and medical supplements for enhanced cycling performance.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Review
- Ketone Supplementation in Trained and Physically Active Individuals: Effects on Athletic Performance and Metabolic Variables-A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Muscle transcriptome profiles in elite male ultra-endurance athletes acclimated to a high-carbohydrate versus low-carbohydrate diet.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Metabolic alterations and cellular responses to β-Hydroxybutyrate treatment in breast cancer cells.Cancer & metabolism · 2024Article
- Three Weeks on a Ketogenic Diet Reduces Free Testosterone and Free Estradiol in Middle-Aged Obese Men and Women.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2024Article
- High-fat ketogenic diets and ketone monoester supplements differentially affect substrate metabolism during aerobic exercise.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2023Review
- An open-label, acute clinical trial in adults to assess ketone levels, gastrointestinal tolerability, and sleepiness following consumption of (Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Exogenous Ketone Supplements in Athletic Contexts: Past, Present, and Future.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Review
- Exogenous Ketones and Lactate as a Potential Therapeutic Intervention for Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Conditions.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Review
- On the nutritional and therapeutic effects of ketone body D-β-hydroxybutyrate.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Ketogenic diet has been introduced in therapeutic areas for more than a century, but the role of ketones in exercise performance has only been explored in the past decade. One of the main reasons that allows the investigation of the role of ketones in exercise performance is the emergence of exogenous ketones, allowing athletes to achieve the state of ketosis acutely, and independent of their metabolic states. While there are mixed results showing either exogenous ketones improve exercise performance or no effect, the mechanisms of action are still being heavily researched. Moreover, these early data from exercise physiology studies suggested that exogenous ketones may play a more prominent role in post-exercise recovery, leading to a more pronounced cumulative impact over subsequent exercise performance. This review will look at existing evidence on the role of ketones in recovery and attempt to identify the current best practices and potential mechanisms that drive improved recovery.
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