Ketone ester/other
Human other
2020
Metabolism of Exogenous D-Beta-Hydroxybutyrate, an Energy Substrate Avidly Consumed by the Heart and Kidney
Cuenoud B, Hartweg M, Godin JP, Croteau E, Maltais M, Castellano CA, Carpentier AC, Cunnane SC
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Frontiers in Nutrition
Key finding
Oral D-BHB is rapidly absorbed and preferentially fuels the heart and kidneys.
What the study did
Healthy adults took oral D-BHB and blood ketones rose quickly to millimolar levels. PET imaging showed the heart and kidneys consume the ketone tracer most avidly. D-BHB raised ketones more per dose, with fewer calories, than racemic BHB or MCT.
This study used [form], not goBHB. It is shown here as general ketone science. Only goBHB studies back goBHB product claims.