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Dr. Jeff Volek, PhD, RD | Ketogenic Diet and Human Performance | The Metabolic Link Ep.20

The Metabolic Link

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Lactate and the Ketone Effect

Lactate dehydrogenase reaction consumes a proton. When you exercise, your lactate goes up in millimolar concentrations and your brain has free access to that energy. So I think there's good cognitive benefits associated with exercise that are probably due to that. But the lactate is something I want to revisit, like different ways to deliver.

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