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#023 Dominic D'Agostino, Ph.D. on Modified Atkins Diet, Ketosis, Supplemental Ketones and More

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Is Lactate an Alternative Energy Source?

I studied lactate as sort of an undergrad and graduate student like I am studying ketones now, as an alternative... Really? Were you looking at it in the brain? Yeah, during hypoxia. So they're using neurons are actually using lactate. It's also thermodynamically, energetically favorable source of energy, much like ketones. When we exercise, we're creating lactate and we feel good. There's potential out there for lactate supplements.

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