Ketogenic Diets and Mitochondrial Function: Benefits for Aging But Not for Athletes
Suraj Pathak, Keith Baar
Abstract
As humans age, we lose skeletal muscle mass, even in the absence of disease (sarcopenia), increasing the risk of death. Low mitochondrial mass and activity contributes to sarcopenia. It is our hypothesis that a ketogenic diet improves skeletal muscle mitochondrial mass and function when they have declined because of aging or disease, but not in athletes where mitochondrial quality is high.
Topics & Concepts
SarcopeniaSkeletal muscleAthletesKetogenic dietDiseaseMuscle massMedicineInternal medicineMitochondrionEndocrinologyPhysiologyBiologyNeurosciencePhysical therapyBiochemistryEpilepsyDiet and metabolism studiesMitochondrial Function and PathologyAdipose Tissue and Metabolism